“Third verse same as the first” is stupid and annoying
I'm fond of Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance." That is, I'm fond of about two-thirds of the song. Then Womack repeats the first verse as the third verse,…
I'm fond of Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance." That is, I'm fond of about two-thirds of the song. Then Womack repeats the first verse as the third verse,…
I discovered that my school serves a veggie burger with bacon. It may sound counterintuitive, but unless you are eating a veggie burger because you are someone who doesn't eat…
Ever since our cat, Owen, died last month, my four year-old son Charlie has been obsessed with death. Specifically his own death. This has not been good for me, given that I…
My friends are selling their home. Moving away. It's miserable.As a result, they are in the process of showing their home to would-be buyers, and part of that process is…
If you say something despicable or underhanded behind the back of a family member, there is a 85% chance that your words will find their way into the ears of…
A teacher found this on the floor after class in a middle school:A relationship contract between 8th graders The boy signed it,
I look across the room, see these two kids, and think, "It's as if they are trying to be as cinematic as possible."
I have been listening to a lot of commencement addresses over the past two weeks, and I've been a listener of commencement addresses for a long time. NPR's The Best Commencement…
A small suggestion:Try to be a calming influence on the world. There are already enough people in the world doing the opposite. Constantly asserting how harried, all consuming, and fast paced our…
It's always interesting to listen to people discuss your novel and the choices you made (including why I am published in the UK under the name Matthew Green). This video…