We’ve all seen them, “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf,” followed by a picture of two things that rhyme, one on top of the other. When they first started appearing, some were mildly clever. I didn’t find them particularly entertaining, but now I find them downright annoying. They’ve gone too far. I saw one…
Guess what. I wrote a book. And it’s out now. Ok, you probably guessed it based on the title of this post. But it’s pretty exciting anyway. Here’s a description: Sue loves Thanksgiving. But this year, a power outage threatens to ruin the day. While her parents try to reassure her that everything will be…
I think everyone knows that X is the sexiest letter. X is the kisses part of hugs and kisses. XXX is the rating for, ahem, adult movies. No other letter carries connotations quite like X. My question is simple. Why? X is the third letter of the words sex, sexual, sexuality, sexy, etc. Are there…
I have a weird relationship with satire. I love the idea of it, but I rarely like satire anymore when I read it or watch it. I think there are a couple of reasons why it leaves me cold. First, it gets dated too quickly. If you watch a 20-year-old Saturday Night Live sketch about…
Welcome to a new feature of Nutmegger Daily, Fiction Friday! Each week we’re going to try and post a work of fiction to compliment our typical nonfiction writing. We hope you enjoy the stories that we post here! TODAY’S STORY I started my writing career with Dragon Ball fanfiction, and it’s always been something I…
Given how hard it is to talk about, and write about, mental health, it seems like fiction, stories, might be the best way to get people to understand. So much of the way we talk about it is metaphorical and impressionistic after all. But I’ve noticed a dearth of good fiction that centers mental health….
I love Christmas- the spirit, the music, and the joy it inspires especially in children. You wouldn’t be able to tell from my living space though. I don’t put up decorations because it’s such a hassle. And at the top of that hassle list is the Christmas tree. We had a rather ornate tree when…
I love humor. I don’t mean that like in everyone’s “I love to laugh” dating profiles. Of course you like to laugh. Laughing is a physical expression of enjoyment and happiness. I mean that I love humor as a subject. I’ve studied it. I’m fascinated by it. And I’ve written about it. (Here, here, here,…
At work, there is a “Joke of the Day” every morning. It’s a nice tradition. It gets almost every day off to a good start. Some recent examples are: What do you call a broke Santa? St. Nickel-less and What do you call Kris Kringle when he’s standing still? Santa Pause As you can see,…
Longtime readers of Nutmegger Daily may be surprised to find out we have a theme song. Even more surprising is it was made by John Legend and Stephen Colbert. It’s flattering. We didn’t know they were fans. We’re quite happy about it, though. Some cynics may object. Sure, the song is called Nutmeg and we’re…
