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I want to stand on the highwire for one specific reason

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My friend Chris and I entered a club in New York City last year. I was scheduled to perform in a storytelling show, but we arrived early and found ourselves…

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Read more about the article A well placed piano

A well placed piano

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2024
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A beautiful piano just beyond the security checkpoint in Logan Airport. Available for anyone to play. Hopefully someone with at least a little bit of skill. The Detroit airport has…

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Read more about the article When ghosting is perfectly acceptable

When ghosting is perfectly acceptable

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 23, 2024
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Kristen Rogers of CNN wrote an article entitled, "Ghosting is usually a terrible thing to do. Here’s when it’s OK" Rogers quotes psychologist Dr. Jennice Vilhauer, who recently wrote a…

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Read more about the article I wrote to Justice Thomas this week

I wrote to Justice Thomas this week

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2024
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I wrote a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this week. I wrote more than I initially anticipated (novelists tend to do this), but it was born from genuine…

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Read more about the article Seven reasons people suck

Seven reasons people suck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 21, 2024
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I'm asked — almost on a weekly basis — if I can help someone become more confident. Someone sees me on a stage or reads something I've written or simply…

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Read more about the article 300 feet?

300 feet?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2024
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I was driving behind this truck last week. If you can't read the sign, it says, "Keep back 300 feet." My thought: What a stupid message. I was driving at…

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Read more about the article Vice President Harris, me, and McDonald’s

Vice President Harris, me, and McDonald’s

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris could become the first U.S. President to have worked at McDonald’s. She worked under the Golden Arches for a summer while attending school. It shouldn't be…

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Read more about the article Book banning via minority stupidity in Utah

Book banning via minority stupidity in Utah

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2024
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Books by Margaret Atwood, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, and Sarah J Maas are among 13 titles that the state of Utah has ordered removed from all public school classrooms and libraries.…

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Read more about the article The intenet!

The intenet!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2024
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More than two years ago, I wrote about "Livin' on a Prayer," the Bon Jovi song that tells the story of Tommy and Gina, a struggling couple with little hope…

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Read more about the article Universal healthcare at the Olympics but not in the United States

Universal healthcare at the Olympics but not in the United States

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 16, 2024
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Ariana Ramsey won an Olympic bronze medal with the U.S. women’s rugby team at the Olympics last week. Following her victory, she did not go to Disneyland. She went to…

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