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Read more about the article Baseball pitchers are cowards. All of them.

Baseball pitchers are cowards. All of them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Sports
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Last night Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster threw four consecutive pitches at Alex Rodriguez. The first nearly hit him in the legs. The next two were tight inside. The fourth…

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Read more about the article This Stephen Colbert segment is perfect. Stop everything and watch it now.

This Stephen Colbert segment is perfect. Stop everything and watch it now.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2013
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This satirical, snarky, occasionally condescending segment from The Colbert Show has given me heartfelt, legitimate hope for the country. It has caused me to question some of my assumptions about…

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Read more about the article Can’t find the time to write?

Can’t find the time to write?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2013
  • Post category:The Writing Process
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When people tell me they don't have enough time to write, I tell them to throw a trashcan through the window of a bank or airport. – Dan Kennedy, author…

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Read more about the article Just so cute

Just so cute

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2013
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Read more about the article Cardboard cutout cruelty

Cardboard cutout cruelty

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Current Affairs
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From the TIME piece entitled Fake Transit Cop Spooks Bike Thieves Unable to pay more officers to patrol its transit stops, the Boston area’s debt-laden transit authority has resorted instead…

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Read more about the article Bad ass old man of all time

Bad ass old man of all time

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 16, 2013
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Samuel Whittemore might just be the toughest old guy in the history of the world. Born in England in 1694, Whittemore went to North America in 1745 as a captain…

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Read more about the article No way, Jose.

No way, Jose.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 16, 2013
  • Post category:Words
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Sometimes the less correct word choice is the better word choice. Case in point:  AP Style tip: Velcro is a trademark for nylon material that can be pressed together for…

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Read more about the article Best prisoner’s dilemma ever

Best prisoner’s dilemma ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 15, 2013
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This is a classic case of the prisoner’s dilemma. Though it is incredibly unorthodox, I think it’s played brilliantly.

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Read more about the article Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory

Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 14, 2013
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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When I started blogging in 2004, people thought it was silly. They believed that it represented an unpolished, unprofessional form of writing that would go unread and unnoticed and eventually…

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Read more about the article You know that you’ve hit the big time when…

You know that you’ve hit the big time when…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 14, 2013
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Elysha pointed out that the toy that my son was playing with (which she picked up in a consignment shop last week) was Gordon from Sesame Street. Just imagine what…

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