Details matter. They matter a hell of a lot.
This was the fundraising letter sent to supporters upon Trump's announcement of the new travel ban, which was thankfully halted by a federal judge last night. The failure of…
Say no to “more details.”
Parents and teachers often tell students to "add more details" when commenting on student writing. It's one of the least helpful things that you can say to a writer. Have you ever…
It is only snow and nothing more.
As I write this, it is snowing outside. Meteorologists are referring to the storm as a blizzard. Much of Connecticut is shut down (though I just returned from a successful…
Stories are so damn important.
Few things have felt truer to me than this quote from the late Alan Rickman: I cannot tell you how many times a person has told me at the end…
End the scourge of the additional anus
I'd like to propose that we permanently retire the phrase "tore me a new one" and all its its variants as a means of describing a situation in which a…
Rules of Self Praise by the Brilliant and Handsome Matthew Dicks
Rule: If you have to say that you were the smartest person in the room, you were not the smartest person in the room. Not by a long shot. Corollary: Always allow…
Only in New York
It's snowing in New York today. This man is my hero.
Michael Bloomberg on succeeding in business
Michael Bloomberg—three-term mayor of New York and the eighth richest man in the world—recently offered his insight in a New York Times piece entitled "Michael Bloomberg on How to Succeed…
I broke my promise to my wife: The origin story of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
The paperback edition of my fourth novel, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, is finally out! If you didn't have an opportunity to read the hardcover, now is the time…
In case you missed it, an important comment from a reader
On February 13, I wrote a piece about the astonishing number of typos and errors that had proliferated from the Trump administration on a single day, including the imaginary Bowling…
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