Clara Dicks’s first original story
My daughter told me to go to sleep (a frequent demand), and then, instead of waking me up with a kiss or (more often) a smack on the butt, she…
A messy ABC
My daughter knows almost all of her uppercase letters and a few lower case letter, though she you wouldn’t know it based upon this video. The girl refuses to perform…
What would you tell your pregnant self? My three suggestions.
Nummies, a maker of maternity bras, asked women what they would tell themselves if they could go back in time to just before their first baby arrived. They produced…
You called me an idiot. You said I acted like a bully. You told me that I was cruel. I respond.
In regards to the much critiqued post about my handling of the slow driver, I offer a few comments: 1. Opening with the question “Was this mean?” wasn’t smart. I…
Authors should not meet their editors at baseball games with pee-stained shorts
My editor was kind enough to take Elysha and me to a Mets game last week, and though I am a Yankees fan, I love baseball and was looking forward…
A sequel to Something Missing: Martin Railsback, FBI tactical operations double agent
A reader sent me this NPR story about the FBI’s tactical operations team. For those of you who have read Something Missing, you’ll understand when I say that the story…
When an overly slow driver pulls to the side of the road to allow you to pass, even though you are driving the speed limit, what is a man to do? Here’s one idea:
Tell me if this was mean. I was on my way to the post office yesterday, driving on a rather short street, when I came upon a car driving exceedingly…
The Clowns: One step closer to reality
The promotional poster for our rock opera is finished. It almost feels real now.
If it’s important and it’s lacking, TEACH IT.
I don’t understand the teacher who complains that his or her students don’t do something that is easy to fix. A good example is the use of the word please.…
Is a bologna, cheese, and catsup sandwich reason enough to run away from home?
I once told my wife that when I was a kid, my siblings and I were served bologna and catsup sandwiches for lunch every day during our summer vacation. No…
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