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Upcoming appearances

By Matthew Dicks | May 24, 2014 |

On Saturday, May 31, I’ll be speaking at the Barnes & Noble at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester, CT at 2:00 PM. My agent will be with me, so if you have any questions for her, I’m sure that we could pester her with a few. ________________________________ That same evening, Speak Up will be…

My English degree finally pays off.

By Matthew Dicks | April 28, 2014 |

In 1999 I graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor’s degree in English. Though I’m quite certain that my years of study have contributed to my success as a teacher and a writer, it’s always been difficult to pinpoint exactly how. An English degree teaches you to read, write and think, but you could already…