The thing my daughter does for which I am most proud
Back in July, my six year-old daughter, Clara, bought a Playmobil dollhouse. It cost $89.Knowing that Mommy and Daddy would not buy it for her, and knowing how far away…
Boy Vs. Girl: Episode 1 of our new podcast launches today!
Two years ago, I began thinking about producing a podcast of my own. The combination of my excessive love for podcast and my fundamental (and possibly narcissistic) belief that I…
The most difficult (and possibly inappropriate) question asked on book tour thus far
If you've ever attended one of my author talks, you'll know that I encourage strange, difficult, inappropriate, and challenging questions during the Q&A portion of the evening.I even award a…
A lesson on the importance of stakes in storytelling – Plus the story of the day I posed as a charity worker for nefarious reasons
In my most recent appearance on Slate's The Gist, I discuss the importance of stakes in storytelling and some of the tricks that I use to build and maintain them…
Resolution Update: October 2015
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I didn't even come close to dying last month. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I gained two pounds in October, so now I'm only down ten for the year. Ten…
My daughter’s editorial proclivities bring me such joy for one special reason.
One of the unexpected joys of parenthood is discovering that your child does something that you have done in the past, without any prompting on your part. Recently, I've noticed that…
This might be the worst deal in baseball history. Or at least the most ridiculous.
On the eve of game three of the World Series (in which the Royals lead the Mets two games to none, I wanted to highlight this incredible bit of information…
Hindsight is rarely 20/20, so stop saying otherwise.
We need to stop saying that hindsight is 20/20.If this were true:My friend from high school wouldn't have married a seemingly endless string of deadbeats.The United States military wouldn't continue…
We encourage children to seek truth and knowledge in this world except when it comes to this.
A friend of mine posted this to Twitter a while back.If any religion was real, we'd set kids loose in search of truth rather than trying to indoctrinate them into…
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