The Story Economy Blog

  “Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.”           -- Billy Joel   I’ve been researching honesty for the past several months. In fact, my essay about keeping an honesty…

I got a pedicure the other day at my regular pedicure place (Deluxe Nail Salon & Spa, if you’re curious: they are THE BEST in Cincinnati). Anyway, I get a different nail technician each time I go, because I always just drop in. This time, as…

I haven’t yet read Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. However, I am reading its parody, Sarah Knight’s The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have With People You Don’t Like Doing…

For so long, I prided myself on NOT being a team person. Sure, I collaborated with writers, editors, and clients one-on-one. But I’m talking about a real team. Of many people. The kind that has meetings and group emails, goes out drinking together,…

My son, Max, is almost 9. He’s a great kid, with swooping hair like his dad and a cheeky smile like me. He’s also a smart ass. I’m talking smart ass of the A+ plus sort, the won-the-award-for-class-comedian, has-a-comeback-for-everything,…