Anti-Barney rhetoric proves to be effective
My wife and I think Barney and Friends is a dumb television show. Granted we have never actually watched the program, but we can just tell. In an effort to…
Gratitude journal: Location location location
Tonight I find myself grateful for my location. I live in Newington, CT, two towns over from the state capitol of Hartford and in the relative center of the state.…
I will marry you: 3 things to look for when hiring a wedding officiant
From a New York Times piece entitled The Officiant Among Us: FOR generations, getting married meant solemnly standing before an authority figure charged with upholding the rules of civil society…
The Pteranodon song
My daughter loves dinosaurs and she loves music, so a combination of the two was inevitable, albeit slightly bizarre. And very cute.
Gratitude journal: Surprise
Tonight I am grateful for the potential for surprise that fills my life as an author. Today my agent informed me that we had received an offer from a French…
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: An audio preview
The first two chapters of the audio version of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend are available for preview here. The book is narrated by Matthew Brown, which seems apropos considering…
Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss
Tonight I am grateful for a stolen kiss, which wasn’t really stolen considering it was requested that I steal it. After putting Clara in her crib, I asked for a…
I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.
Since publishing my first two novels in 2009 and 2010, I have been searching for the perfect catchphrase to use while signing a reader’s book. I wanted something short, clever,…
Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock
I find myself struggling to find gratitude this evening. I left the house at 6:30 this morning and returned at 8:00 this evening, thanks to a day of teaching followed…
The Golden Rule: Complete and total nonsense
I recently made the assertion that the Golden Rule, the Biblical admonition to do onto others as you would have done onto you, is an ineffective and nonsensical means by…
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