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Read more about the article Tick tock

Tick tock

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2010
  • Post category:CHICKEN SHACK/Publishing/The Writing Process
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This is the worst part of the writing process for me: The waiting. The manuscript is done, and it’s in Taryn’s hands.  I sit and wait, usually for about a…

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Read more about the article Peeing was never so fun

Peeing was never so fun

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2010
  • Post category:Critic
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I’m not sure which of these is more bizarre: The Stadium Pal, made famous by a David Sedaris essay, which allows men to urinate without a restroom through the use…

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Left handed people will tell you: This could not be more true

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Read more about the article Making my own karma

Making my own karma

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/CHICKEN SHACK
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I may still be sick, but I can still be a jerk when the need arises. After a visit to the doctor today (where I was stuck with needles three…

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What is an alternative lifestyle anymore?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 8, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/CHICKEN SHACK/Critic/Words
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Okay, I like The Spin Cycle Cafe, a combination cafe, bar and laundromat in town.  My newest book, CHICKEN SHACK, which I am in the process of finishing and selling,…

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Read more about the article Cell phones make for more creative writing

Cell phones make for more creative writing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 7, 2010
  • Post category:Idea/The Writing Process
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Over the past three days, as I’ve suffered from the most unholy of stomach viruses (losing eleven pounds in the process), I’ve spent a great deal of time lying on…

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It’s a sewing accomplishment

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 5, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/History/Politics
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Grasping for straws only makes you and your cause appear more pathetic. Case in point: I was listening to the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, and the topic…

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Read more about the article No secrets required

No secrets required

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 5, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Web/Tech
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A quote from Nora Ephron, via her mother: When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people that you slipped on a banana…

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Read more about the article A radish?

A radish?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 4, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I was at a birthday party with my daughter on Saturday, flying solo.  My wife was not feeling well, so she remained at home. At one point I was sitting…

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Read more about the article Say no to Fiji

Say no to Fiji

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 4, 2010
  • Post category:CHICKEN SHACK/Critic
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Please stop drinking Fiji water. Please. At a recent conference on water scarcity and climate change, participants were offered Fiji water. Jen Phillips of Mother Jones writes: Fiji, need we…

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