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Read more about the article Our little flower girl

Our little flower girl

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 6, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Elysha gave Clara her bridesmaid’s bouquet on the morning after her friend’s wedding. Needless to say Clara was thrilled.  I received these videos on the way to the Patriots game…

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Read more about the article Pen and ink are not required for history

Pen and ink are not required for history

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 6, 2012
  • Post category:Critic
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Last week I criticized this sentence in Roger Angell’s recent New Yorker piece on the demise of the post office: Troops in Afghanistan and, until lately, Iraq keep up by…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Cuddling and closure

Gratitude journal: Cuddling and closure

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 5, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for the fifteen minutes that my daughter spent cuddling with me before bed, as well as her subsequent request that I place her in the crib…

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Read more about the article 25 Things, again

25 Things, again

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 5, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography

A brand new fan of my books, who lives in the UK and received both my books for Christmas, has been reading my blog over the past couple weeks, beginning…

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Read more about the article Don’t mess with my 7-11

Don’t mess with my 7-11

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 5, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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I stop at the 7-11 a few blocks from my house several times a week, to pick up a Diet Coke after my workout, a gallon of milk when we…

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Read more about the article The first post of my gratitude journal

The first post of my gratitude journal

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 4, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal
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The subject of gratitude journals arose during Michael Kindness’s review of Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day As If It Were Your Last on the most recent episode of Books on…

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Read more about the article It’s a boy!

It’s a boy!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 4, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Just kidding. In answer to some recent queries, no, my wife and I have decided not to find out the sex of our child before he or she is born.…

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Read more about the article The music of UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO

The music of UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 4, 2012
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My guest post on The Undercover Soundtrack is up today. The Undercover Soundtrack is a blog that invites authors to share the music behind the novels that they write.  In…

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Read more about the article White people choose Presidential candidates

White people choose Presidential candidates

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 4, 2012
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Iowa and New Hampshire, with their early caucuses and primaries, often play enormous roles in determining our Presidential candidates (as you probably know). Many a Presidential hopeful has resigned after…

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Read more about the article And she wanted to wait in the car…

And she wanted to wait in the car…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 3, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Clara and I arrived at the store. I parked the car. “Okay, sweetie.  We need to go inside and pick up my tuxedo. Then we can go to lunch.” “I’ll…

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