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A homeless son and troubled father must reconnect before it's too late.

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60 quotes about 60 things I’ve learned in 60 years

My big divisible-by-five birthday has arrived! At past milestone birthdays and events, I’ve written lists of things I’ve learned during…

Jul 12, 2021

60 quotes about 60 things I’ve learned in 60 years

Jul 12, 2021

In praise of female athletes

I’ve talked about trends and tropes I’ve used in my fiction. Here’s another one. Let’s start with Offline:

2d ago

Reseda High School girls’ basketball team in 1977

2d ago

Your enemy’s enemy is not your friend

They say, “Your enemy’s enemy is your friend.” I explain why I disagree, especially in the case of Palestine and other causes.

Nov 4

Pro-Palestinian protesters (image from Pexels)

Nov 4

Fear itself

Halloween is this week, but we have more to be afraid of than ghosts and ghouls. We see real monsters on our screens every day. So we need…

Oct 27

Frightened girl hiding behind burlap. Image from PickPix. https://www.pickpik.com/person-human-girl-child-eyes-face-52699

Oct 27

What’s really ruining baseball (among other things)

I’m relieved the Blue Jays are going to the World Series. If my favorite team, the Dodgers, played the Mariners and beat them, it would be…

Oct 21

Replica Dodger World Series rings

Oct 21

The life of a showgirl at a crossroads

Oh, no! Taylor Swift is happily in love and enjoys having sex with her well endowed fiancé! The horror! The horror!

Oct 6

Visualization of “Wood” by Taylor Swift on Spotify

Oct 6

Fight media bias by teaching journalism

When I go to Reseda Charter High School this month for the 70th anniversary, I’ll interview the school’s librarian. (The interview will be…

Oct 2

My daughter (second to left) and the staff of her high school paper, 2011

Oct 2

RIP STC

A proud papa moment: My daughter told me that she wants to follow in my footsteps and become a technical writer! She discussed the…

Sep 30

My STC award in 1997

Sep 30

Wildfires

I know about wildfires. They happen in Southern California every year. They are more frequent and are often as destructive as earthquakes.

Sep 21

A wildfire in South Orange County, September 2024

Sep 21

High school and the search for community

British TikToker Mand included our “weird obsession with high school” among the things that irk her about Americans. As someone who…

Sep 14

Reseda High School’s former front entrance

Sep 14

Matthew Arnold Stern

Matthew Arnold Stern

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A novelist and award-winning public speaker and technical writer. My novels Amiga and The Remainders are available now.

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