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It’s a girl!
Posted Apr 2, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: The denial of ice cream
Tonight I am grateful that I did not grow up in Park Slope in 2012 where lunatic parents are attempting to ban ice cream trucks from the public parks because saying no to their children is difficult and sometimes makes... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Resolution update: March 2012
A mixed bag this month. Outstanding progress on some fronts and pathetic results on others. Not sure how to feel about it. __________________________________________________________________ 1. Don’t die. Unless I am currently starring in a sequel to The Sixth Sense, I am... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Anti-Barney rhetoric proves to be effective
Posted Apr 1, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: Location location location
Tonight I find myself grateful for my location. I live in Newington, CT, two towns over from the state capitol of Hartford and in the relative center of the state. This positions me about two hours west of Foxboro, MA,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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The Pteranodon song
Posted Mar 31, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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I will marry you.
Posted Mar 31, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: Surprise
Tonight I am grateful for the potential for surprise that fills my life as an author. Today my agent informed me that we had received an offer from a French publisher for MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND. Just like that,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 31, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND: An audio preview
The first two chapters of the audio version of MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND are available for preview here. The book is narrated by Matthew Brown, which seems apropos considering my UK pseudonym is Matthew Green. I was initially worried... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss
Tonight I am grateful for a stolen kiss, which wasn’t really stolen considering it was requested that I steal it. After putting Clara in her crib, I asked for a kiss goodnight and she refused, which she does quite often.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.
Since publishing my first two novels in 2009 and 2010, I have been searching for the perfect catchphrase to use while signing a reader’s book. I wanted something short, clever, memorable and apropos to me that I could use in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock
I find myself struggling to find gratitude this evening. I left the house at 6:30 this morning and returned at 8:00 this evening, thanks to a day of teaching followed by a series of parent-teacher conferences. As a result, I... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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The Golden Rule: Complete and total nonsense
I recently made the assertion that the Golden Rule, the Biblical admonition to do onto others as you would have done onto you, is an ineffective and nonsensical means by which one should live his or her life. I was... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: Daddy
Tonight I am grateful to be called Daddy. My daughter is three years old, so Daddy is probably safe for a while, but I know that Daddy will eventually evolve into Dad. And while Dad is just fine, there is... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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She has this new baby thing all figured out.
A conversation between me and my three year old daughter: Me: What’s in Mommy’s tummy? Clara: A baby! A cute little baby! Me: And when the baby is born, what will you be? Clara: A big sister! Me: That’s right.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Guessing game gone awry
I play a game when standing in line. I listen to the people behind me as they speak and try to envision what they look like based upon their voice. Once I have a clear picture in my head of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: The best of friends
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gone fishin’
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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My very first library book: Desperately seeking the title
When I was a child, there were very few books in our home, and almost no children’s books whatsoever, so when I was finally able to ride my bike to the public library and receive my first library card when... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: Clara’s kisses
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Adolescent boys are easily entertained
Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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I finally read WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Sort of.
Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Gratitude journal: The almost perfect game
Yesterday I was grateful for poker, which I described as the perfect game. Tonight I am grateful for golf, the almost perfect game. I played today thanks to a spat of unseasonably balmy temperatures, my first time on the links... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Blurb!
In the wake of Jodi Picoult’s exceptionally generous blurb comes this one from Carol Kranowitz, a teacher, a leader in the autism community and the bestselling author of THE OUT-OF-SYNC CHILD and THE GOODENOUGHS GET IN SYNC: “Here is a... Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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Cutest astronaut ever
Posted Mar 24, 2012 at Matthew Dicks
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