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The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs: The paperback cover

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2016
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The paperback edition of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs doesn't come out until March of 2017, but the new cover is ready. Let me know what you think!

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My son, the storyteller. I had no idea.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 7, 2016
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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My three year-old son made up a story about traveling to New York to visit his cousins Ari and Zoe. If you listen closely, it actually many of the all…

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Possibly the perfect outgoing voicemail message

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 6, 2016
  • Post category:Idea
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Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal tweeted this last week: ““Hey, this is Matt’s voicemail. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you years from now when you learn to…

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#Biblebuffet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 5, 2016
  • Post category:Religion
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Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, don't forget to treat all adulterers EXACTLY the same way. God makes it abundantly clear that both…

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internet at last

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 4, 2016
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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On November 23, 2009, I wrote a post arguing that it's stupid that the word "Internet" needs to be capitalized. Seven years later, The Associated Press—purveyor of the AP Stylebook, used by journalists…

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#Biblebuffet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 3, 2016
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Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, please don't forget to stone your local Starbucks barista to death on the Sabbath, too! Numbers 15: 32-36

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Read more about the article School mascots are an interesting bunch

School mascots are an interesting bunch

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2016
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The Washington Football Team has chosen a new name: The Commanders When I saw the name, leaked a day before the announcement thanks to a banner hung prematurely in the…

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Read more about the article TEDxNatick: Love Life Like You Are 100 Years Old

TEDxNatick: Love Life Like You Are 100 Years Old

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2016
  • Post category:Storytelling/TED
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Resolution update: March 2016

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 1, 2016
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Not even close to dead. 2. Lose 20 pounds.Still seven pounds down. 13 pounds to go. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week.Done.4.…

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The secret to great storytelling: Make the big moments incredibly small. Or find your tiny moments and tell just them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2016
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling

Last night I was fortunate enough to win The Moth's GrandSLAM in Somerville, MA. I told the story of my decision to confess to a crime I did not commit…

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