I discovered that my school serves a veggie burger with bacon. It may sound counterintuitive, but unless you are eating a veggie burger because you don't eat meat for ethical…
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…
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…
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…
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 teacher found this on the floor after class in a middle school: A relationship contract between 8th graders The boy signed it.
I look across the room, see these two kids, and think, "It's as if they are trying to be as cinematic as possible."
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,…
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…
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…