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Christopher Monks

Christopher Monks lives in Arlington, Mass., with his wife and two sons. His book, The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life, comes out in October 2008. In the meantime, please visit his fair-to-middling but well-intentioned web site, utterwonder.com.

Mr. Can’t Fix It

To the unhandy, a broken appliance offers an opportunity to prove one’s mettle—and finally break the plastic wrap on that toolbox. Stay-at-home dad CHRISTOPHER MONKS calls in reinforcements. (Personal Essays | June 25, 2008)

My Hairy Boy

Maybe you don’t have a problem with really hairy arms, but then again, you’re not the father of a Wookie. CHRISTOPHER MONKS vows to right a particularly bristly wrong. (Personal Essays | May 1, 2007)

Bonding in the Battlemaze

The family that plays together, stays together—unless they’re playing laser tag. CHRISTOPHER MONKS spends the afternoon at his mother’s unlikely birthday activity. (Personal Essays | October 10, 2006)

Dating on Demand

Before you know it, married life can become routine. One way to keep things interesting is by trolling video dating services. The consequences, says CHRISTOPHER MONKS, may be greater than you think. (Personal Essays | May 3, 2006)

I’m Your Biggest Fan

There are many reasons to pepper a celebrity with fan mail: admiration, a sense of kinship, obsession, even boredom. Any are acceptable and all are believable—until you try to explain your motives to others, learns CHRISTOPHER MONKS. (Personal Essays | February 17, 2006)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

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