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Read more about the article Thoughts from my first Moth GrandSLAM

Thoughts from my first Moth GrandSLAM

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 19, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/The Writing Process
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On Monday night, I had the honor of telling a story in The Moth GrandSLAM XXII as a result of winning a StorySLAM competition months earlier. It was an amazing…

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Read more about the article The Moon sucks

The Moon sucks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 18, 2011
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My daughter is fascinated by the Moon.  She thinks it is beautiful and precious. Little does she know what could have been. 

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Draw a Stickman: A waste of time well spent

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Web/Tech
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I avoid most video games. I do not load games onto my phone. I have never even seen a Facebook game. As a kid, I spent hours playing the Atari…

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Read more about the article Impressed. Briefly.

Impressed. Briefly.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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When my daughter was an infant, she rode in my car once. Since then, every ride has been in my wife’s car. No room for babies and car seats with…

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Read more about the article Getting noticed

Getting noticed

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I was in the tandem drive-thru line at my local McDonald’s, having just ordered my Egg McMuffin and Diet Coke. A tandem drive-thru is one in which there are two…

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Read more about the article Best to-do list ever

Best to-do list ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2011
  • Post category:Idea
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I love this list more than I can describe. It’s so good. I want to be friends with the person who created it. I think I’m going to try the…

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This video made me laugh, but it strikes fear in my heart as a father and teacher, too.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2011
  • Post category:Books/Family/Web/Tech
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My two-year old daughter can take my iPhone, turn it on, switch off the app that I was previously using, swipe three screens over to her selections of apps, and…

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Read more about the article Fatherless. Thanks a lot, Transformers.

Fatherless. Thanks a lot, Transformers.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I want to put this out there before I stuff these feelings away once again: Now that I am a father, I can no longer make excuses for my father.…

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Read more about the article I deny all knowledge of her outlandish accusations

I deny all knowledge of her outlandish accusations

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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Little did I know that my sister would so badly impugn my reputation on our brother-sister blog. She makes me out to be a complete brute. I may have to…

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Read more about the article First carrousel ride

First carrousel ride

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2011
  • Post category:Family/Sports
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The first time my daughter saw a carrousel, she cried. The second time she saw a carrousel, she cried again.  I thought it would be years before she ever boarded…

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