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…
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 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…
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…
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…