What did you get for Father’s Day? If you’re the dad of a young child, you probably got a shirt, hat, or cup declaring your…
Mark ShatzJuly 25, 2022
Marvel has a universe of super-heroes. Most good. Some bad. Yet, all are special. In a child’s galaxy, there are a handful of omnipotent figures.…
Mark ShatzJuly 23, 2022
If you like this blog, then join the 170,000 readers who own a copy of my book, Comedy Writing Secrets (3rd ed). It probably will…
Mark ShatzJuly 21, 2022
Like a wedding entrance, the hospital exit is a well-choreographed production. The grandparents and friends lead the way. They form a lane for mommy, daddy,…
Mark ShatzJuly 20, 2022
Like many parents, I felt fast food shame. There would be days, with back-to-back events, when my son and I didn’t have time to eat…
Mark ShatzJuly 19, 2022
For years I hated Valentine’s Day. As a single dad, I misunderstood the holiday and often took walks of shame at my son’s annual classroom…
Mark ShatzJuly 12, 2022
My kid’s first phone was a flip-model. I thought I had done him a good – a 5thgrader with a phone. That lasted until I…
Mark ShatzJuly 11, 2022
The Brits love tea. Germans lust for beer. Americans are keenly attuned to processed foods, especially ones wrapped in a silver casing. The Holy Grail…
Mark ShatzJuly 1, 2022
