The 1970s will never be fully understood.
More evidence that the 1970s were the strangest time in America: In 1970, Sesame Street’s Ernie’s signature song “Rubber Duckie” reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s absolutely…
Only cowards take covert photographs of people in order to mock them on social media
Best story of the day: An iPad-wielding Australian man has been banned from his local gym after he covertly captured photos of patrons working out and posted them to Facebook…
The post partum tummy is not a taboo in Actual Town, USA.
Tom Sykes of The Daily Beast reports on Kate Middleton’s busting of what he refers to as one of the last taboos of pregnancy: Kate Middleton stood up for new…
Something appropriate to bite
My wife is bitten so often by our son that she told me she feels like she in in an abusive relationship with him. At least we found something for…
Why am I willing to look less presentable than my female counterparts?
All may be true, or none may be true. You tell me. I have worn the grubbiest of clothes for Skype chats with book clubs, whereas my female author friends,…
Are the machine guns really necessary?
My son was sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, playing with this tow truck. It looked cute, with large eyes in the windshield and a smile on…
Kissing a hippo
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s mascot is William the hippopotamus. My son loves William. He kisses him all the time. ALL THE TIME. He’s also more than willing to chuck…
Quarter-Life Crisis?
Is she for real? No one gets to claim a quarter-life crisis. There’s no such thing. The self absorption required to complain that your twenties aren’t what you envisioned them…
Admirable ignorance
When my wife arrived at the dentist office yesterday afternoon, the hygienist said, “Did you hear? It’s a boy!” She had no idea who or what the woman was talking…
Want to tell a story at the next Speak Up?
We have some exciting news for you in regards to our upcoming Speak Up storytelling events. First, in case you haven’t marked your calendars, our next two events will take…
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