How To Be A Grownup In 10 Steps (revised)
Kelly Williams Brown’s book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps is reportedly “the most helpful guide to becoming a successful adult you’ll ever find.” Publisher’s Weekly…
Butterfly Kisses is not cheesy, damn it.
Butterfly Kisses, a song by Bob Carlisle, was released in 1997, the same year I became a wedding DJ. I’ve been playing that song for fathers and daughters ever since,…
The bar for demonstrating support of my work has officially been set.
An email sent to me from a reader yesterday included this sentence: I handed out 15 of your books at a fundraiser last night. And I personally autographed them with…
My arch nemesis and my wife are in cahoots.
I recently discovered that someone who never seemed to like me very much felt this way because (among other things) he thought I was a know-it-all. I mentioned this to…
Charlie’s first meal
For the first time, we ordered our one-year-old son his own meal at a restaurant. It was Memorial Day. We were in Mortensen’s on the Berlin Turnpike. Other than the…
Resolution update: May 2013
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…
My biggest fan and my arch nemesis go on a date. It doesn’t turn out well.
This story is too strange to be believed. But it’s true. It involves two people. I will avoid using their names in order to protect their identity, though I suspect…
Charlie’s first birthday
My son turns one-year-old today. Parents often lament about how quickly time passes. Children grow up so damn quickly. This has never been the case for me. My son…
Summer Writing Academy: Anyone want in?
Here is the plan. Find ten students, ages 11-18, who want to be writers and want to be treated like real, professional writers. As all students should. Some might want…
Writers are lucky. Not special.
It’s always fun to act self-important, grandiose, battle tested and imposed upon, but Ray Bradbury was right. Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You…
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