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January 23, 2026 Matthew Arnold Stern

How I fit an inspirational song into my novel

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Featured book: The Remainders

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New short story – “The Ghost of Camp Chawanakee”

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Table Topics Book Update

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How to make high school “The Best Years of Your Life”

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Should you become a leader?

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What I’m doing next in writing

May 20, 2012 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to ask the right question

May 14, 2012 Matthew Arnold Stern

“One simple trick” to writing a great speech or story

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More wisdom from Jim Rohn

April 30, 2012 Matthew Arnold Stern

How stereotypes are created

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Beyond a doubt

April 12, 2012 Matthew Arnold Stern

Doria post on “A Few Words” Blog

April 12, 2012April 13, 2012 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why writing is deleting

April 3, 2012March 17, 2013 Matthew Arnold Stern

What is good technology? — Part III, or why I got a Mac

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The Eagle in the Chicken Coop Revisited

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The lesson of the myrtle tree

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