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Dan Kennedy is right. Reach out to people whose work means the world to you.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 29, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Storytelling
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Dan Kennedy, writer, storyteller, and Moth host, tweeted earlier this week: (@DanKennedy_NYC) Gonna get better at sending notes to people whose work means the world to me. Feels fanboy, but beats waiting…

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How can you possibly have so many stories?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 28, 2017
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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It's a question I get a lot. Whether it's stories that I'm sharing on the golf course or at the dinner table or on the stage, I always have a…

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Things I do #11: I get angry at the other versions of me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 27, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics/Things I Do
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Assuming that the theory of the multiverse is correct, I often find myself angry at the other versions of me that live in alternate timelines where Trump is not President…

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5 things that you can do to help me sell books (and one unusual thing that I do)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 26, 2017
  • Post category:Books
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A reader named Sarah sent me this photo with the accompanying message:"My friend wanted to go Black Friday shopping and I couldn't help manipulating this shelf." It means a great…

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Cats and writers don’t mix

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 25, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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The end of 2017 is a busy time for me.I'm finishing my fifth adult novel.I'm finishing my first middle grade novel.I'm copyediting my nonfiction book on storytelling. I'm not complaining (or…

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The wealthy are often playing an entirely different game than the rest of us.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 24, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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I like this explanation of the difference between the wealthy, the middle class, and the poor a lot: "Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games where you throw darts or…

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Read more about the article On this Thanksgiving, I choose to be thankful to Taryn.

On this Thanksgiving, I choose to be thankful to Taryn.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 23, 2017
  • Post category:Books/SOMETHING MISSING Items/Words

I've made it an almost annual tradition to spend a portion of my Thanksgiving writing about the people, places, things, and institutions for which I am thankful. Last year, I…

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Read more about the article I performed stand up comedy for the first time for one very important reason.

I performed stand up comedy for the first time for one very important reason.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Comics/Idea
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Last year, a friend asked me to try stand up comedy with him. I said no and moved on with my life.But knowing I had to follow my "Say yes to…

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Bad boy and breakfast companion

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2017
  • Post category:Family
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His sister wasn't ready to eat breakfast, but Charlie wasn't alone. His furry pal kept him company as he devoured Cheerios, strawberries, and mango. It's moments like these that allow me to…

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Crazy just got crazier (if that was possible)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 20, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Trump is always making disturbing, undignified, self-serving statements, but this weekend, he took a decidedly crazy turn (even for him) when he launched a barrage of attacks at the UCLA…

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