The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief." — William Shakespeare (Othello) I've always loved this line. It suggests that a…

A new study published in Science of the Total Environment examined caddisfly larval casings dating back to the 1970s to determine when microplastics first appeared. When they hatch from eggs,…

Last year, Bon Appétit published a recipe for a chocolate chipless cookie along with an article about the recipe. The title reads: "What’s a Chocolate Chipless Cookie? Tasty but Controversial."…

My former principal, Plato Karafelis, referred to substitute teachers as "visiting teachers" because he wanted to show them greater respect and appreciation for their work. Plato retired more than a…

"I knew that one day we might have to watch as capitalism and greed and bigotry led to a world where powerful men, deserving or not, would burn it all…

When I was a kid, marijuana was illegal. Seemingly as illegal as cocaine and heroin. I've never used marijuana in any form, but as a kid, it was the kind…

A woman at an event tells me a story about lobsters. She says that every year or so, lobsters "get uncomfortable" and shed their shells to make room for the…

A few interesting notes from two nights of my new solo show, Shovel; My second night performance was a much more enjoyable affair for me. On the first night, I…

Last night I performed my new solo show, Shovel, at TheaterWorks in Hartford. My second solo show after performing "You're a Monster, Matthew Dicks" two years ago. It was a…

When it comes to storytelling, I work with people and companies in many ways. Sometimes, oddly and unexpectedly, I work with clients on images, digital assets, and signage. This is…