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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: He thankfully fired first.

Gratitude journal: He thankfully fired first.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 13, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for the loud, rude man in the line at Boston market who was perceptive enough to notice me wince when he demanded a coupon for his…

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Read more about the article Metaphorically speaking?

Metaphorically speaking?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 12, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Is it possible that your insistence on turning the page is a metaphorical rejection of the possibility that your future sibling could be a boy and represents your attempt to…

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Read more about the article Caine’s Arcade: Pure joy

Caine’s Arcade: Pure joy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 12, 2012
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I know that ten minutes is a long time on the Internet, but I promise that this will be ten minutes of joy. Such creativity. Such enthusiasm. Such persistence. It…

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Read more about the article Bob Dylan was oh so right.

Bob Dylan was oh so right.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 12, 2012
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This was tweeted by author Steve Himmer yesterday, and I thought it was fascinating enough to post here. Himmer asks: Is there one sentence in this paragraph that would make…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Separated at birth

Gratitude journal: Separated at birth

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 12, 2012
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I was sitting beside my teammate and friend in a meeting today when a colleague looked over at us and said, “You two are the same person.” She was right.…

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Read more about the article Click over to read.

Click over to read.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 11, 2012
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I have a piece in Beyond the Margins today. Beyond the Margins is a highly respected and well-read blog about the craft of writing and the business of publishing, produced…

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Read more about the article Why are doctors such liars?

Why are doctors such liars?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 11, 2012
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I had a cortisone shot in my foot today. It’s the second time I have received one of these shots. I have enough problems with needles already, but separate from…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Pink elephant availability

Gratitude journal: Pink elephant availability

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 11, 2012
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Tonight I am grateful to the instantaneous purchasing and almost unlimited availability of the Internet. I’ve been playing a game with my daughter that I call Pink Elephant. As we…

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Read more about the article The 21 stages of accepting an agent’s critique

The 21 stages of accepting an agent’s critique

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 10, 2012
  • Post category:The Writing Process
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My agent recently read my current manuscript and sent back an email with some comments. Despite sentences like: I adore these pages! Once again you left me with a cliff-hanger…

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Read more about the article Too much like Daddy

Too much like Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 10, 2012
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She’s only three years old, but she is already exhibiting some of my least favorable qualities: Wife: You should try the green ice cream. I bet you'd like it. Daughter:…

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