As Elysha and I celebrate our first anniversary of Speak Up, our Hartford based storytelling organization, we have many reasons to be thankful. Since May of last year, we have…
More than a week after Jill Abramson’s firing as executive of the New York Times, This American Life’s host Ira Glass still hadn’t heard the news. This is surprising. The…
My friend, Bram Weinstein, is an ESPN anchor. When I first met him, I stood in awe of his occupation and talent. This is understandable. There was a time in…
Three years ago, in response to a piece listing the most frequent death bed regrets of the dying, I listed what I thought would be my most likely death bed…
A student recently asked me if Uggs were invented in colonial times. Good thing we started our colonial research recently. In researching the origins of Uggs, I found some interesting…
There have been many inspirational speeches throughout history. Knute Rockne’s “One for the Gipper” speech. The Saint Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V (which sounds surprisingly like the speech…
It’s annoying to see a kid a third or fourth of my age with better moves than I have ever had. Your browser does not support iframes.
I have forbidden two students in my class from bickering, because it makes me crazy. Last week I hear singing coming from the general vicinity of the normally bickering students.…
Slate recently published a piece advising readers on how to stop a wedding. The editors of Slate loved this piece, declaring it on Twitter to be one of the most…
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is TONIGHT at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still a…
