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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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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…

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Read more about the article I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.

I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2012
  • Post category:Appearances/Idea
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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,…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock

Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 28, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Teaching
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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…

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The Golden Rule: Complete and total nonsense

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 28, 2012
  • Post category:Critic/Religion
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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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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Daddy

Gratitude journal: Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful to be called Daddy. My daughter is three years old, so Daddy is probably safe for a while, but I know that Daddy will eventually evolve…

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Read more about the article She has this new baby thing all figured out.

She has this new baby thing all figured out.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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A conversation between me and my three year old daughter: Me: What’s in Mommy’s tummy? Clara: A baby! A cute little baby! Me: And when the baby is born, what…

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Read more about the article Guessing game gone awry

Guessing game gone awry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I play a game when standing in line. I listen to the people behind me as they speak and try to envision what they look like based upon their voice.…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The best of friends

Gratitude journal: The best of friends

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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As you may know, my next novel, Memoirs of an Imaginary Fiend, has already been released in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and even places like Dubai and Singapore. Anywhere…

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Read more about the article My first library book: Desperately seeking the title

My first library book: Desperately seeking the title

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books/Favorite
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When I was a child, there were very few books in our home, and almost no children’s books whatsoever, so when I was finally able to ride my bike to…

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Read more about the article Gone fishin’

Gone fishin’

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Oh sure. To you this looks like a little girl waving a toy broom at the camera. But it’s not. That toy box is actually a boat, one I was…

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