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Read more about the article At last! My chance to take the stage with a professional Shakespearean company in a performance of Hamlet.

At last! My chance to take the stage with a professional Shakespearean company in a performance of Hamlet.

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  • Post published:May 6, 2015
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In case you haven't heard, I have no intention of ever dying. Sincerely. So what follows is purely hypothetical. So if I were to die — WHICH IS NEVER GOING…

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Read more about the article Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend fans: Look what Mrs. Gosk gave me!

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend fans: Look what Mrs. Gosk gave me!

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  • Post published:May 6, 2015
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It's not often that a real person who exists within a fictional story gives you an object that represents a critical moment from that story. It probably happens as often…

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Read more about the article Not the expression I want to see when someone is looking at my penis.

Not the expression I want to see when someone is looking at my penis.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 5, 2015
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I had a delicious, delightful dinner at The Perfect Wife in Manchester Center, Vermont, this weekend.  As we waited for the check, I excused myself to use the restroom. I…

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Read more about the article My inlaws introduced me to a new concept: Combination babysitting and home improvement services

My inlaws introduced me to a new concept: Combination babysitting and home improvement services

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  • Post published:May 4, 2015
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Elysha and I went to Vermont this weekend, leaving the children behind with their grandparents. We returned on Sunday afternoon to find our living room television wired to an Apple…

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Read more about the article Booktopia: The Final Chapter, and the mess that is me.

Booktopia: The Final Chapter, and the mess that is me.

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  • Post published:May 3, 2015
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It began five years ago. I was listening to a podcast called Books on the Nightstand when its hosts, Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, proposed that perhaps some listeners might want…

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Read more about the article The most impressive thing my daughter has ever done

The most impressive thing my daughter has ever done

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  • Post published:May 3, 2015
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My favorite Patriots hat has been missing for more than a week. When I went to Boston earlier in the week to tell a story, I had to wear an…

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Read more about the article I won a Moth StorySLAM and made history.

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…

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Read more about the article Bio-breaks must stop now.

Bio-breaks must stop now.

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

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Read more about the article This still exists, and it’s so stupid.

This still exists, and it’s so stupid.

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  • Post published:May 1, 2015
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Read more about the article Resolution update: April 2015

Resolution update: April 2015

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

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