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Read more about the article Tackle football one more time. Please?

Tackle football one more time. Please?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 23, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography/Sports

The previous week has been quite interesting in terms of my athletic accomplishments. Last Sunday, I played nine holes of golf and beat my friend, Jeff, for the first time.…

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Read more about the article New website up and running

New website up and running

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2009
  • Post category:Web/Tech

My new author website debuts this morning at matthewdicks.com.  Everything you might want to know about me and my books, including a link to this blog, can be found there. …

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Read more about the article I hope he’s right

I hope he’s right

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 19, 2009
  • Post category:Publishing

Sometimes, I worry that I might have entered the publishing world at the wrong time.  Falling book sales, an unsettled eBook market, and the decline of the independent bookstore have…

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Read more about the article Hoping for disaster. Again.

Hoping for disaster. Again.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 19, 2009
  • Post category:Books/Television

I plan to watch Oprah with my wife this evening, a talk show I never usually watch. Elysha recorded Oprah’s interview with Sarah Palin, and I’ve been waiting to hear…

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Read more about the article Happy to be alive

Happy to be alive

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 18, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

Yesterday, I was interviewed by a reporter about Something Missing and my life in general. She was surprised to hear about the many things that I manage to squeeze into…

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Read more about the article Uniformity be damned!

Uniformity be damned!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 17, 2009
  • Post category:The Writing Process

I find the degree to which authors differ in their approaches to writing utterly unique. Alexander Alter of the Wall Street Journal has collected remarks from various leading authors about…

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Read more about the article Because you CAN have too many…

Because you CAN have too many…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 17, 2009
  • Post category:Words
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Unfriend is the OED’s Word of the Year for 2009. I like this a lot. Nothing warm and fuzzy this year.

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Read more about the article Sneak attack averted

Sneak attack averted

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2009
  • Post category:Autobiography

As you may know, I am allergic to bees. Dangerously allergic. As such, I often view bees, wasps, and hornets as my enemies. And I often think that they feel…

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Read more about the article Out of the mouths of babes (Psalm 8: 1-2)

Out of the mouths of babes (Psalm 8: 1-2)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2009
  • Post category:Religion

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it would be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed…

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Read more about the article Perhaps they are not quite dead just yet

Perhaps they are not quite dead just yet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2009
  • Post category:Books

Cormac McCarthy was recently quoted as saying: “…the indulgent, 800-page books that were written a hundred years ago are just not going to be written anymore and people need to…

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