The Girl Who Hated to Swing
For the first 18 months of my daughter’s life, she hated to swing. My wife and I bought one of those indoor, wind-up-and-go swings with visions of our baby girl…
You have to be having sex in order to choose your phone over sex. I know this sounds obvious, but apparently it’s not.
A national survey conducted by TeleNav has shown that one in three Americans are willing to give up sex for a week over giving up their phone. The overwhelming majority…
The most common and egregious of all leadership flaws
I’ve seen it more often than I care to remember, and I saw it again last week: A leader complaining about the amount of time required from him or her…
A new writer has taken the stage. Go forth and see what she has to say!
Recently, I have begun using my author appearances as an opportunity to encourage people to write. I still talk about my books, tell amusing stories from my life, answer questions…
It is perfectly acceptable to question a teacher’s judgment in the case of a serial killer.
During this past school year, my students spent a week reading graphic novels as an introduction to the genre. Among the many graphic novels that I have is a set…
I see dead people. Occasionally. Usually in restaurants.
It’s always a little upsetting when I look across a restaurant and think I know the person sitting at a table, and then I realize that it can’t be the…
Childhood hunger strikes fail to initiate change but perhaps define a life
After listening to a story about summer camps on NPR, I found myself thinking back on my summers spent at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rockville, Rhode Island. They were by…
Ominous automobiles and probable getaway cars
Have you ever noticed that every car parked outside a 7-11 looks like a getaway car? Perhaps it’s because I was once robbed at gunpoint, or perhaps it’s because I…
A bunny and a super hero: A sordid tale of unlikely love
Poor Mr. Bunny. Mrs. Bunny has tossed him out of the bed. And with no sofa to sleep on, he has been relegated to the floor. Wait. What’s this? Someone…
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