Don’t eat the poor lobster.
About 200 years ago, the lobster was regarded by most Americans as a filthy, bottom-feeding scavenger unfit for consumption by civilized people. Frequently ground up and used as fertilizer, the…
Gold diggers begone!
"Money impresses lazy girls. For those who work hard, a man with money is just a bonus, not a ladder" - Unknown No, he shouldn’t even be a bonus. A…
Should I hope that my children struggle as much as I did?
The Atlantic recently ran a piece entitled Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail. Written by a teacher, it describes a recent study that examined overparenting, a phenomenon characterized…
She loved me first for my storytelling
I’ve been working on a story for The Moth about the beginning of my relationship with my wife and some of the more uncharacteristically awkward and foolish decisions that I…
The $20,000 Pyramid book club
Elysha and I attended a book club in Tolland on Friday night, and it was one of the most entertaining that I have ever had the pleasure of joining. The…
My children make me a lesser man
While reading a story about a prince and a princess falling in love and living happily ever after, Clara said, “I think I’ll stay with Charlie. I’m going to fall…
I’m an Elizabeth Bennet.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is 200 years old this week. In celebration of this anniversary, Anglerfish Magazine created a “Which Pride and Prejudice Character Are You?” flowchart. Usually these flowcharts are…
Sibling adoration
There may come a day when my children want to kill each other. When that happens, my hope is that they will look back on these photos and remember how…
The majesty and utility of the Baby Mum Mum
When I’m desperately trying to squeeze out a few more sentences of my manuscript and Charlie is demanding my attention, I can always depend on a Baby Mum Mum, a…
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