One of my goals for the last five years has been to write at least 100 letters each year. Old-fashioned, snail mail letters,  written or printed on paper or cardstock…

Just a few days before our first Speak Up Storytelling show of 2023! SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library Great stories!…

A team of MIT scientists - yes, a team - conducted an experiment using more than 1,000 Oreos and a rheometer to test if there is a way to reliably…

I was sitting at a table in Reagan International Airport, pecking away on my computer, waiting for my next flight, when a man began screaming somewhere down the terminal. It…

On Thursday, I spoke about writing at a TEDx Talk in Natick, Massachusetts. Later, during the reception, I was approached by a woman who told me that years ago, she…

I was completing a checklist on a child to determine if they required additional academic support: Hundreds of questions designed to identify a child's strengths and weaknesses. Question #68 asked:…

Our April vacation comes to an end today. Tomorrow I will return to my classroom and my fifth-grade students, who do things like place decapitated Kristoff from "Frozen" on my…

While I was in Victoria, British Columbia, at a speaking gig, Elysha took the children to Newport, Rhode Island, for a couple of days to explore the mansions. On the…

I've found my storytelling soul sister. Or one of them, at least. Her name is Lisa Congdon. The title of her book is You Will Leave a Trail of Stars. …

I've been on six planes in the last two days. Quite a lot of flying. It occurs to me: Food on a plane is weird. Maybe not as weird if…