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Read more about the article Summer Writing Academy: Anyone want in?

Summer Writing Academy: Anyone want in?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2013
  • Post category:Idea

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…

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Read more about the article Writers are lucky. Not special.

Writers are lucky. Not special.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 28, 2013
  • Post category:The Writing Process

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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Read more about the article There is a name brand on my zipper, and that is a problem.

There is a name brand on my zipper, and that is a problem.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 27, 2013
  • Post category:Critic

Some of my students have become aware of my policy of not wearing any clothing that advertises a name brand. No stupid alligator where a breast pocket would be. No…

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Read more about the article Elysha the Audacious

Elysha the Audacious

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2013
  • Post category:Family

There is more to this story. It includes pre-dinner temper tantrums and other Herculean parental challenges, but here is what you need to know: A waiter spilled a glass of…

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Read more about the article My eleven year old publicist

My eleven year old publicist

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2013
  • Post category:Appearances/Teaching

One of my students arrived to school on Friday with a business card in his hand. “I booked you a speaking gig,” he told me and handed me the business…

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Read more about the article Twinkle Twinkle cruelty

Twinkle Twinkle cruelty

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2013
  • Post category:Family

I have never seen a child love a sibling more than my daughter loves her brother. It’s truly remarkable. Clara routinely approaches strangers in restaurants, parks and stores to tell…

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Read more about the article You need not travel far to see aliens

You need not travel far to see aliens

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2013
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing

Before you start dreaming of traveling to strange, new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, don’t forget to check out this square mile of our own planet…

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Read more about the article The secret of the first follower

The secret of the first follower

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2013
  • Post category:Idea

This is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. It’s also what I often lack when I propose a new idea. Perhaps I have less charisma than the half naked dancing man in the…

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Read more about the article The Office finale: Near perfect

The Office finale: Near perfect

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2013
  • Post category:Television

I love The Office. I loved the British version of the show, and I loved the slightly less brutish American version even more. It ended last week, and I am…

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Read more about the article My daughter wants to dance, but the dance recital machine sucks. What are we to do?

My daughter wants to dance, but the dance recital machine sucks. What are we to do?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2013
  • Post category:Family

My daughter has requested dance lessons, and based upon the enthusiasm and talent displayed in this video, my wife and I will have to get her some soon.   Here’s…

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