My son has become a non-stop death machine.
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…
Staging your home for sale is stupid and self-destructive. Kind of like lipstick. We must end the insanity.
My friends are selling their home. Moving away. It's miserable. As a result, they are in the process of showing their home to potential buyers, and part of that process…
The likelihood that your gossip and behind-the-back cruelty will be exposed, expressed in percentages
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…
Flat lay, top view Men's necktie with scissors.
Neckties (and dress codes) begone!
I don't wear ties. Unless they are specifically required to attend an event or accommodate a loved one's request—which hasn't happened in more than a decade—the necktie is not for…
A threat of violence, some moments of real sweetness, and a serious fear of hoes.
A teacher found this on the floor after class in a middle school: A relationship contract between 8th graders The boy signed it.
Sometimes I think I’m living in a movie
I look across the room, see these two kids, and think, "It's as if they are trying to be as cinematic as possible."
13 Rules for an Effective (and Perhaps Even Inspiring) Commencement Address
I have been listening to a lot of commencement addresses over the past two weeks, and I've been listening to them for a long time. NPR's The Best Commencement Speeches,…
Be calm
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…
Review of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend (and my name change)
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…
Go to The Moth and tell a story. And not “someday.” Go soon.
Just this past week, I heard from listeners who heard one or more of my stories on The Moth's podcast, The Moth Radio Hour, and/or The Moth's website in: Cape…
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