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Neal Thompson

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First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty

First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty

“Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga...Compelling and illuminating.”—Jon Meacham

2023

Stories

Neal Thompson

Oprah.com: How to Raise a Carefree Kid, Even If You’re Terrified

I was in our backyard, flipping burgers, Dick Dale twanging through kitchen windows, when every parent’s nightmare arrived, all crunching…

Jul 21, 2019

Oprah.com: How to Raise a Carefree Kid, Even If You’re Terrified

Jul 21, 2019

Neal Thompson

Raising Whooping, All-Body, All-Joy Boys: A Q&A with Karen Russell

Karen Russell: Our son is 2 years old and he already seems to have a risk:reward limbic calculator steering him towards thrilling risk; I…

May 25, 2019

Raising Whooping, All-Body, All-Joy Boys: A Q&A with Karen Russell

May 25, 2019

Neal Thompson

How to Tell Your Family That You’re Writing a Memoir

I didn’t intend for it to be a memoir. I swear. It just kept tilting in that direction.

May 14, 2018

How to Tell Your Family That You’re Writing a Memoir

May 14, 2018

Neal Thompson

How to Maintain Your Writing Momentum

In the cafeteria of a Seattle-to-Bremerton ferry, headphones on and laptop glowing, I’m surprised at how many others, like me, are drinking…

Jan 27, 2018

How to Maintain Your Writing Momentum

Jan 27, 2018

Neal Thompson

Playground

(originally appeared in What to Read in the Rain, an anthology published by 826 Seattle, 2014)

Jul 19, 2014

Playground

Jul 19, 2014

Neal Thompson

The ‘Believe It or Not’ Life of Ripley

(This essay originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal, May 2013)

May 23, 2014

The ‘Believe It or Not’ Life of Ripley

May 23, 2014

Neal Thompson

Brave Horse Sessions: An Interview with Walter Kirn, author of “Blood Will Out”

(This story first appeared on the Amazon Books blog, Omnivoracious.com)

May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014

Neal Thompson

Neal Thompson

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Books: KICKFLIP BOYS (memoir), CURIOUS MAN (bio), DRIVING w/the DEVIL (moonshine) + 2 more. Etc: read, write, run, ski, yoga, bourbon, paddle, strum. Seattle.

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