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…
I have discovered what women look for in a man
I spent a portion of Saturday night in the company of Elysha and some of her lady friends. They were discussing what their single straight girlfriends should look for in…
She would not be happy on a skateboard, but these kids are.
My favorite thing about my daughter's picture of skateboarders is the smiles on their faces. She wouldn't climb aboard a skateboard if her life depended upon it. Maybe this will…
Perilous Pizza: The Cook’s Cook June/July 2016 edition
I published a piece entitled Perilous Pizza in the June/July edition of The Cook's Cook. It deals with food insecurity in my childhood and how it influenced many of my…
Dance Recitals: The Joy and the Horror
My humor column in the spring edition of Seasons magazine (page 49-50) on the horror and occasional joy of springtime dance recitals.
“Just about everybody” I know is not flying on a plane this summer, and to assume otherwise might be an indication of the bubble you live inside.
I like the Freakonomics podcast quite a bit, and if I could choose a new friend, I think I'd take Steve Levitt, an economist and co-author of the Freakonomics books,…
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