Newsweek
Slouching Toward Fatherhood (April 6, 2009)
I thought being a dad would come easily to me. But soon after my son's birth, I was looking for a way out.
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The New York Times Magazine
The 37-Year-Old Version (August 12, 2007)
To my naive 37-year-old eyes, my parents' condominium was just a place to sleep while my wife and I, separated after 10 years of marriage, "figured things out."
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The New York Post
It's Quitting Time (June 2, 2008)
I've resigned from eight jobs over the past 18 years, and have handled the "giving notice" moments with everything from heartfelt empathy to sadistic glee...
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The New York Daily News
Got a Second? (December 12, 2008)
The last leap second was recorded at the end of 2005. You spent it lingering in bed on a cold Thursday morning, remember?
An Open Letter to Rob Zombie (September 6, 2007)
...But you can help make the real world a less brutal place than the world you depict on film...
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New Jersey Monthly
The Mother of All Holidays (May, 2006)
When my brother Paul and I were in middle school, we ordered a "personally engraved tribute plaque" for our mom a few weeks before Mother's Day...
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The Star-Ledger
A 'Boo' for Halloween Brutality (October 31, 2006)
A walk down the Halloween aisle at CVS or Walgreens proves the point: Gore again wins the popular vote...
Thanks and Misgivings (November 23, 2006)
I'm looking at a photo of my self topless...
Holiday on Nice (December 20, 2006)
Somewhere in Africa, there's a goat with an unsuspecting Kenyan family's name on it...
Memorial Daze (May 25, 2007)
Like many communities, Maplewood has scheduled two big events for Memorial Day...
First Day Jitters for the Kid in Dad (September 4, 2007)
The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life...
Valentine's Day Disconnect (February 14, 2008)
Valentine's Day is probably the one holiday least connected to its historical and cultural roots...
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Mediabistro.com
Public Speaking Secrets for Job Seekers (March 19, 2008)
Be Your Own Best Book Publicist (July 20, 2009)
Getting Your Resume Into Human Hands (June 15, 2010)
How to Become Invaluable to Your Boss (Nov. 9, 2010)
The Best Thing I Did For My Resume (August 30, 2011)
Making Corporate Job Boards Work For You (Sep. 27, 2011)
The Five Situations Where it Pays to Work for Free (Dec 5, 2011)
After the Interview: Eight Key Steps to Land the Job (Jan. 5, 2012)
How to Answer Common Interview Questions (February 6, 2012)
How to Be a Great Conference Panelist (March 12, 2012)
The Seven Biggest Mistakes Essay Writers Make (March 19, 2012)
Nine Ways to Get More Comments, Tweets, and Likes For Your Story (April 16, 2012)
Seven Things That Are Ruining Your Company's Internship Program (April 23, 2012)
Seven Tricky Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them (April 26, 2012)
Six Ways to Love the Job You Have (May 7, 2012)
Nine Things You Should Never Do on an Interview (May 14, 2012)
Four Reasons Journalists Should Use the Cloud (May 22, 2012)
Five Ways to Improve Your Article's SEO (June 12, 2012)
Five Reasons to Ask Your Boss for a Review (July 9, 2012)
Five Signs That It's Time to Leave Your Job (September 4, 2012)
Seven Job Interview Tips for Employers (September 17, 2012)
Managing Up: Seven Ways to Keep the Boss Happy (September 28, 2012)
What Employees Really Want From Their Bosses (Besides a Raise) (October 22, 2012)
What to Ask a Job Candidate's References (November 12, 2012)
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Chicken Soup for the Soul:
Thanks, Dad
Published in 2010
"It Was My Dad"
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Chicken Soup for the Soul:
Divorce and Recovery
Published in 2008
"The Gift"
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The Good Men Project
"Birth of a Father", Published in Original Anthology, 2009
Multiple Essays
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Babble.com
Father's Day (August 16, 2007)
"Daddy, lock your doo-wer." one of my daughters says as we pull out of my ex-wife's driveway...
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PBS Parents
Why Father's Day Doesn't Mean That Much To Me (July 2010)
Father’s Day – at least as Hallmark and Wikipedia define it – doesn’t mean all that much to me...
Lazy Dadurday (August 2010)
When I first started entertaining my three kids by myself on Saturdays, I thought, “Where do we go? What do I do? Where’s the instruction manual for spending the day
just with Dad… and will I need power tools?”
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AOL ParentDish
What Kids Should Learn About Obama's Speech (January 2011)
If you break the State of the Union address down into kid-inspiring bites, there's a lot for them to chew on.
Are Some Halloween Costumes Too Scary? (October 2010)
Even as a self-proclaimed terror junkie, I am appalled by some of the violent costume options that are hanging on the shelves for kids.
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New Jersey Jewish News
The Gift of Giving…or Getting your Goat (December 18, 2008)
Somewhere in Kenya, there’s a goat with an unsuspecting family’s name on it.
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Falls Church News Press
A Night at Darkwood Manor (October 13, 2010)
As my mother and I pulled up to the Darkwood Manor “haunted house”, I turned to her and asked sarcastically, “Ready to be scaaaared?”
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Slouching Toward Fatherhood (April 6, 2009)
I thought being a dad would come easily to me. But soon after my son's birth, I was looking for a way out.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The New York Times Magazine
The 37-Year-Old Version (August 12, 2007)
To my naive 37-year-old eyes, my parents' condominium was just a place to sleep while my wife and I, separated after 10 years of marriage, "figured things out."
--------------------------------------------------------
The New York Post
It's Quitting Time (June 2, 2008)
I've resigned from eight jobs over the past 18 years, and have handled the "giving notice" moments with everything from heartfelt empathy to sadistic glee...
--------------------------------------------------------
The New York Daily News
Got a Second? (December 12, 2008)
The last leap second was recorded at the end of 2005. You spent it lingering in bed on a cold Thursday morning, remember?
An Open Letter to Rob Zombie (September 6, 2007)
...But you can help make the real world a less brutal place than the world you depict on film...
--------------------------------------------------------
New Jersey Monthly
The Mother of All Holidays (May, 2006)
When my brother Paul and I were in middle school, we ordered a "personally engraved tribute plaque" for our mom a few weeks before Mother's Day...
--------------------------------------------------------
The Star-Ledger
A 'Boo' for Halloween Brutality (October 31, 2006)
A walk down the Halloween aisle at CVS or Walgreens proves the point: Gore again wins the popular vote...
Thanks and Misgivings (November 23, 2006)
I'm looking at a photo of my self topless...
Holiday on Nice (December 20, 2006)
Somewhere in Africa, there's a goat with an unsuspecting Kenyan family's name on it...
Memorial Daze (May 25, 2007)
Like many communities, Maplewood has scheduled two big events for Memorial Day...
First Day Jitters for the Kid in Dad (September 4, 2007)
The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life...
Valentine's Day Disconnect (February 14, 2008)
Valentine's Day is probably the one holiday least connected to its historical and cultural roots...
--------------------------------------------------------
Mediabistro.com
Public Speaking Secrets for Job Seekers (March 19, 2008)
Be Your Own Best Book Publicist (July 20, 2009)
Getting Your Resume Into Human Hands (June 15, 2010)
How to Become Invaluable to Your Boss (Nov. 9, 2010)
The Best Thing I Did For My Resume (August 30, 2011)
Making Corporate Job Boards Work For You (Sep. 27, 2011)
The Five Situations Where it Pays to Work for Free (Dec 5, 2011)
After the Interview: Eight Key Steps to Land the Job (Jan. 5, 2012)
How to Answer Common Interview Questions (February 6, 2012)
How to Be a Great Conference Panelist (March 12, 2012)
The Seven Biggest Mistakes Essay Writers Make (March 19, 2012)
Nine Ways to Get More Comments, Tweets, and Likes For Your Story (April 16, 2012)
Seven Things That Are Ruining Your Company's Internship Program (April 23, 2012)
Seven Tricky Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them (April 26, 2012)
Six Ways to Love the Job You Have (May 7, 2012)
Nine Things You Should Never Do on an Interview (May 14, 2012)
Four Reasons Journalists Should Use the Cloud (May 22, 2012)
Five Ways to Improve Your Article's SEO (June 12, 2012)
Five Reasons to Ask Your Boss for a Review (July 9, 2012)
Five Signs That It's Time to Leave Your Job (September 4, 2012)
Seven Job Interview Tips for Employers (September 17, 2012)
Managing Up: Seven Ways to Keep the Boss Happy (September 28, 2012)
What Employees Really Want From Their Bosses (Besides a Raise) (October 22, 2012)
What to Ask a Job Candidate's References (November 12, 2012)
--------------------------------------------------------
Chicken Soup for the Soul:
Thanks, Dad
Published in 2010
"It Was My Dad"
--------------------------------------------------------
Chicken Soup for the Soul:
Divorce and Recovery
Published in 2008
"The Gift"
--------------------------------------------------------
The Good Men Project
"Birth of a Father", Published in Original Anthology, 2009
Multiple Essays
--------------------------------------------------------
Babble.com
Father's Day (August 16, 2007)
"Daddy, lock your doo-wer." one of my daughters says as we pull out of my ex-wife's driveway...
--------------------------------------------------------
PBS Parents
Why Father's Day Doesn't Mean That Much To Me (July 2010)
Father’s Day – at least as Hallmark and Wikipedia define it – doesn’t mean all that much to me...
Lazy Dadurday (August 2010)
When I first started entertaining my three kids by myself on Saturdays, I thought, “Where do we go? What do I do? Where’s the instruction manual for spending the day
just with Dad… and will I need power tools?”
--------------------------------------------------------
AOL ParentDish
What Kids Should Learn About Obama's Speech (January 2011)
If you break the State of the Union address down into kid-inspiring bites, there's a lot for them to chew on.
Are Some Halloween Costumes Too Scary? (October 2010)
Even as a self-proclaimed terror junkie, I am appalled by some of the violent costume options that are hanging on the shelves for kids.
--------------------------------------------------------
New Jersey Jewish News
The Gift of Giving…or Getting your Goat (December 18, 2008)
Somewhere in Kenya, there’s a goat with an unsuspecting family’s name on it.
--------------------------------------------------------
Falls Church News Press
A Night at Darkwood Manor (October 13, 2010)
As my mother and I pulled up to the Darkwood Manor “haunted house”, I turned to her and asked sarcastically, “Ready to be scaaaared?”
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