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Read more about the article The honest author bio

The honest author bio

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Author Ellen Potter complains that most author bios make her jealous, claiming that they “sound enviable. Tidy, picturesque. No bad smells. It’s just not fair.” In that spirit, she writes…

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Author bio finalized

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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After a few small revisions, Charles’s author bio has been approved by my editor and publicist.  Congratulations, again, Charles.  It should begin appearing on websites like Amazon in about ten…

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Read more about the article Happy and dissatisfied

Happy and dissatisfied

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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In a rare ripple in our otherwise sea of marital bliss, my wife became rather annoyed with me last night. It was the final night of summer vacation, and I…

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Read more about the article Golden Rule, Golden Shmool

Golden Rule, Golden Shmool

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2010
  • Post category:Critic
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The Golden Rule doesn’t always work. I always prefer that people be direct, honest and forthright with me at all times. Brutally honest if needed. No behind-the-back gossip or back-channel…

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Read more about the article Can I survive on even less sleep?

Can I survive on even less sleep?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2010
  • Post category:Idea/Quandry
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Tell me if this makes sense. I’m thinking about cutting down on my sleep.  Here’s my rationale.  I go to sleep sometime between 11:30 and midnight every night.  I wake…

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Read more about the article Merriam Webster’s Top 10 Commonly Confused Words

Merriam Webster’s Top 10 Commonly Confused Words

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2010
  • Post category:Words
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My most frequently confused word did not make the list. I don’t know be happy or sad about this. For me, it’s peek and peak. Even with the see and…

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Read more about the article Dead people’s jerseys

Dead people’s jerseys

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry/Sports
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A couple years ago, my friend’s daughter, Katie, played on a softball team that was sponsored by Bailey Funeral Home. I think this is fabulous. Kids running the bases while…

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Read more about the article “Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death.”

“Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death.”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/History/Politics/Weblogs
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I write a daily blog to my daughter entitled GreetingsLittleOne.com. I’ve written every day since we learned that my wife was pregnant and have not missed a day. Sometimes the…

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Read more about the article Give kids a reason to write

Give kids a reason to write

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2010
  • Post category:Science/Teaching/The Writing Process
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I was on an escalator in the MOMA, and I heard a mother ask her son, “What was your favorite exhibit?” The boy hemmed and hawed and ultimately failed to…

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Read more about the article CAPS LOCK

CAPS LOCK

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/The Writing Process
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What is the point of the goddamn Caps Lock button? And why must it be as almost as large as the Shift key. And why did the morons who designed…

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