When is complaining acceptable?
First, a fact: People do not like to listen to other people complain. This seems like a fairly obvious statement, yet I hear people complaining constantly. I try not to complain.…
My less-than-private, not-so-well-appointed office
The New York Times ran a piece a few years ago that featured 25 "writers' rooms." Spaces where writers did their work. Here are a few: That same year, The…
Moments like this make me think that perhaps there’s a higher power after all
Watch to the end. YOU MUST WATCH TO THE END.
We adopted two cats. Our kids’ reaction was… unexpected.
Last summer, our beloved cat, Owen, passed away. We lost Owen's brother, Jack, about eight years previously. It was a difficult loss for our family. A couple of months after…
Meals on Wheels: My grandparents (and science) understand the importance for this program
My grandparents — my mémère and pépère — delivered Meals on Wheels to senior citizens for years. I once asked Pépère to explain Meals on Wheels to me. He said…
Beautiful but temporary: Why would an artist ever choose such a fleeting medium?
This is remarkable, beautiful, unbelievable, and maddeningly temporary. You must watch. It's hard to imagine why someone so talented would create art that lasts for such a short period of…
A bunch of white men apparently too stupid to realize that they are all white men.
Earlier in the week, I wrote about my belief that the country would be in better hands if more women were in charge. Perfect example: This is the photograph of…
Famous people who I’ve met thanks to storytelling
Louis CK: I said hello to him at The Moth Ball, an annual fundraiser for The Moth. He was the guest of honor that night. He nodded in my general…
The things kids say…
Text message from my wife, Elysha, received yesterday at the moment I needed it most:
Your compliments about physical appearance are meaningless. Try these instead.
One of my New Year's resolutions (and likely one of my lifelong policies now) is the following: I will not comment, positively or negatively, on the physical appearance of any…
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