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I won a Moth StorySLAM and made history.

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  • Post published:May 2, 2015
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It's not what you think. It's true that on Tuesday night, I won The Moth's StorySLAM in Boston. It's also true that my friend, Plato, finished in second place - the second time…

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Bio-breaks must stop now.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 2, 2015
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If you're running a workshop or speaking at a conference or providing training to employees and you tell the attendees that they may take a bio-break, they should carry you…

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This still exists, and it’s so stupid.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 1, 2015
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Resolution update: April 2015

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 1, 2015
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I am not dead.2. Lose 20 pounds.I'm lost three pounds in April, bringing my total weight loss to four pounds. Not exactly on pace to meet my…

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The right way for kids to do iPad

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 30, 2015
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Too much screen time is not a good thing, but if the kids are going to use the iPad, finding them squeezed onto a single chair, sharing the iPad and talking…

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I was spoiled by sandwich meat.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 30, 2015
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A couple weeks ago I spent the day at a high school in Bethany, CT teaching storytelling and hosting a story slam. The woman responsible for bringing me to the…

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Off the blog reading: Father’s Day Crushes Mother’s Day and Re-Imagining the Author Talk in 3 Parts

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  • Post published:April 29, 2015
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Two pieces came out yesterday that you may be interested in:In my humor column in Seasons magazine, I write about how and why fathers have the upper hand when it…

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Read more about the article Was 1991 as oddly pink and patriotic as this Sizzler video implies?

Was 1991 as oddly pink and patriotic as this Sizzler video implies?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 29, 2015
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This Sizzler promotional video from 1991 shows a time in America that I don't remember ever existing. Granted in 1991, I was at first homeless and then living in the home of…

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My son is being abused by his sister and he doesn’t even know it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 28, 2015
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Before you jump down my throat for gender stereotypes, relax. I'm kidding. It's perfectly fine for Charlie to wear a princess dress.  As long as he knows what he is doing.  One…

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Presidential Job Application Question #7 (with my answer): Tell us a joke.

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  • Post published:April 28, 2015
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Slate's John Dickerson recently published a piece entitled:The Presidential Job Application: Seven questions we should ask anyone who wants to become President.Over the course of the next seven days, I…

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