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Imaginary friends selling cars

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 25, 2013
Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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I’ve tried to imagine what Budo, the imaginary friend protagonist of "Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend" (who happens to watch a lot of television) would think of this. I can’t.…

Clara’s infamous Christmas Day poop

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 25, 2013
Post category:Autobiography Family
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We spent Christmas Day at our friend's house and had a great time. Clara opened a few gifts waiting for her under their tree, Charlie got passed around from person…

Four years old today!

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 25, 2013
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The best four years of my life. Presumably, my daughter’s best four years, too.

Guys as friends

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 24, 2013
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When I hear a woman say that she doesn’t get along with other women and prefers guys as friends, I think, “THAT IMPRESSES NO ONE, YOU TRAITOROUS, INAUTHENTIC, CLICHÉ JERK…

They can’t win. At least when the critics are stupid.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 24, 2013
Post category:Critic Food and Drink
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Coca-Cola has rolled out a series of anti-obesity ads highlighting measures the company has already taken to curb obesity, including making calorie counts more visible and packaging more products in…

I wonder if his children’s book is nearly as impenetrable as his adult fiction.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 23, 2013
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I’d purchase a copy to find out for myself, but it is sadly out of print. Amazon is offering it for as low as $98.97, but I don’t need to…

Christmas morning. Unwrapped presents still under the tree. Discussion on the nature of 13.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 23, 2013
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I wrote about this back when it happened, but here is the video of the actual moment. In the midst of opening Christmas presents, Clara stopped and asked to practice…

There is always a reason for an imaginary friend

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 22, 2013
Post category:Autobiography Current Affairs MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items Quandry Sports
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Someone invented Manti Te’o’s imaginary girlfriend. Whether he was the victim of an elaborate hoax or the perpetrator of the scheme, the fact remains: Te’o professed to love a woman…

Storytelling coming to Connecticut! Save the date!

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 22, 2013
Post category:Storytelling
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I've decided to launch a local storytelling series here in Connecticut, modeled after The Moth, the organization in New York City that hosts the storytelling events in which I compete,…

Making a defeat look like a win

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published: January 21, 2013
Post category:Marketing and Publlicity MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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"Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend" did not win the 2012 Goodreads Choice Award. Being nominated was an honor, of course, and making it to the finals was thrilling, but the…