Matthew Arnold Stern's Blog, page 14
February 8, 2023
Made in the USA
As I think about last night’s State of the Union address, one idea sticks in my mind: buying American. For a long time, it didn’t matter to me where my products were built. For example, the computer I’m using to write this post was built in China. As long as the product was affordable, high-quality, […]
February 6, 2023
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Shut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?
If you’re a writer, you probably have at least one shelf full of books about writing. You probably have a copy of Strunk & White, Stephen King’s On Writing, Writer’s Market, The Chicago Manual of Style, and a dictionary and thesaurus you haven’t opened for years because you now look up words online. You might also have guidebooks […]
Shut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?
If you’re a writer, you probably have at least one shelf full of books about writing. You probably have a copy of Strunk & White, Stephen King’s On Writing, Writer’s Market, The Chicago Manual of Style, and a dictionary and thesaurus you haven’t opened for years because you now look up words online. You might also have guidebooks […]
January 30, 2023
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We’ve all been Joseph Ossai
The AFC Championship was brutal for the Cincinnati Bengals, especially for Joseph Ossai. His late out-of-bounds hit of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the final seconds led to a 15-yard penalty that enabled the Chiefs to kick a game-winning field goal. You can point to dozens of other failures during the game that cost the […]
We’ve all been Joseph Ossai
The AFC Championship was brutal for the Cincinnati Bengals, especially for Joseph Ossai. His late out-of-bounds hit of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the final seconds led to a 15-yard penalty that enabled the Chiefs to kick a game-winning field goal. You can point to dozens of other failures during the game that cost the […]
January 19, 2023
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All the time in the world
A recent family medical emergency and another family member’s death got me thinking about age and time. From the moment we are born, we only have a certain amount of time left on earth. We don’t think about it when we’re young because we think we have all the time in the world. But that […]
All the time in the world
A recent family medical emergency and another family member’s death got me thinking about age and time. From the moment we are born, we only have a certain amount of time left on earth. We don’t think about it when we’re young because we think we have all the time in the world. But that […]
January 9, 2023
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How institutions change
As an American, I have no position regarding the British Royal Family. We signed a paper in 1776 that settled this. But I’ve learned enough about English history to know this isn’t the first tiff within the Royal Family or the worst. Just be glad Prince Harry wrote a book and did a bunch of […]
How institutions change
As an American, I have no position regarding the British Royal Family. We signed a paper in 1776 that settled this. But I’ve learned enough about English history to know this isn’t the first tiff within the Royal Family or the worst. Just be glad Prince Harry wrote a book and did a bunch of […]
December 29, 2022
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Fun a Day Reseda — My 2023 Project
If you’ve been following my website, you already know about Fun a Day. You dedicate the month of January to creating art and later share it at a community event. I’ve taken part in Fun a Day Reseda for several years. My 2016 project was a draft of the novel The Remainders, which was published last […]
