Baseball players are damn cowards
On Wednesday night, Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista flipped his bat at home plate before rounding the bases after hitting a home run. Flipped his bat. Tossed it into the…
The Moth: The Robbery
In March of last year, I told this story at the Brooklyn Academy of Music about an armed robbery that I experienced in 1993. It was the hardest story I've…
I choose to remember my Aunt Diane in a way I never got to see her.
My Aunt Diane passed away yesterday. A sudden and unexpected loss. Diane—sister to my father—was one of seven children who once lived on a sprawling piece of land in Blackstone,…
The Two-Day Rule: A means by which I have become more productive and trusted.
When I'm upset — angry or enraged or disappointed or annoyed — the rule I try to live by is this: Stop. It turns out that the words or actions…
Verbal sparring: Don’t allow your opponent (Trump) prescribe beliefs to you
A bit of advice to all of the journalists and news anchors who are interviewing Donald Trump (or any other politician): When Trump makes a wildly false assertion and then…
One man. Two dozen women. A bunch of interesting questions.
This summer I'll be spending a week teaching at Miss Porter's School, a boarding and day school for girls located in Farmington, CT. This only makes sense. From 1996 to…
Shorter is almost always better
I am and will always be an admirer of anyone who understands that the shorter sermon, the shorter meeting, the shorter training session, and the shorter story are almost always…
Best tweet ever
I've been using Twitter since 2008. My handle is @MatthewDicks. Jump on a platform early enough and your name is always available. I get much of my news from links…
Incompetent, racist, or both?
I just don't get it. Last summer, it was Paul Ryan taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican interns. Last November it was Mike Pence taking a selfie…
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