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Doing What You Love — For Pay!

October 16, 2021 Dave Norman

…and hey, Dave was on a Podcast! I had a blast talking with Dave Swillum for his “Waking Up From…

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Filed under: Dave Swillum Waking Up From Work Podcast Action Pursuit Games

A Space Safe for Learning

September 12, 2021 Dave Norman

But what stuck in my craw was the celebration of the classroom as a “safe place” whose fortress walls are guarded in part with limitations on the topics and content of speech.

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Filed under: dave norman, dave thinks too much, elementary school, free speech, freedom of speech, safe space, safe spaces

Today Will Be Different — A Book Review

August 6, 2021 Dave Norman

“But you have a vision. You put a frame around it. You sign your name anyway. That’s the risk. That’s…

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Filed under: Maria Semple Today Will Be Different Book Review

Make Me Care – Travel Writing That Connects

July 29, 2021 Dave Norman

I really enjoyed Jonathan Look Jr.’s article “Why No One Cares About Your Travels” in Forbes. I’ve certainly told stories…

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Filed under: Destination Travel, Freelance Writing, Travel Writing

Two Dog Saloon

June 25, 2021 Dave Norman

I did bars wrong in my twenties. Apparently you’re not supposed to treat the barman like a video game boss…

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Filed under: dave norman, Drinking Stories, Sam Adams, Two Dog Saloon

I Wanted a Cactus

May 14, 2021 Dave Norman

This essay is a chapter from my manuscript tentatively titled I Wanted a Cactus, which is currently available for publication.…

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Filed under: comedy, dave norman, i wanted a cactus, narrative nonfiction, parenthood

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