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UNCOMMON DISCOURSE


BY CHRIS GAFFNEY

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WRITINGS

Humor, Memoir, and Poetry

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

Storytelling, Speeches, and Comedy

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RECOGNITIONS

Publications, Awards, and Honors

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WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE? BECAUSE THERE’S AN ELECTION

Mar 27, 2024Chris GaffneyUncategorized

Anyone who knows that both President Biden and former President Trump have
already won enough delegates to clinch their parties nominations may be
wondering about Connecticut’s upcoming (April 2nd) Presidential Preference
Primary, “why should I vote in an election where the winner has already been
decided?” It’s a great question! Read More




HOW READING POETRY TO MY PREGNANT WIFE TURNED ME INTO A POET

Mar 16, 2024Chris GaffneyPoetry

Reading to my pregnant wife’s womb for the first time set in process an artistic
transformation that now has me wandering the countryside with a Connecticut
Poetry Society tote bag sharing my poems about parenting, pregnancy and babies.
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THIS YEAR I’M THANKFUL FOR HEARING

Dec 11, 2023Chris GaffneyUncategorized

During one of our many conversations on Gratitude last month (my daughter’s
pre-K theme), something flipped inside my brain and I started thinking about my
hearing challenges in a whole new way.

This inspired me to share my experience with Connecticut newspaper readers
hoping that some might not only relate to my hearing frustrations, but also
relate to my newfound perspective thereby lightening themselves of that burden.
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NEW KEYNOTE: APPRECIATING THE POETRY AND WHIMSY OF AT-HOME DAD LIFE

Sep 16, 2023Chris GaffneyUncategorized

I’m deeply honored to be invited back as a keynote speaker at the National
At-Home Dad Network’s annual convention: HomeDadCon.

It will be an interactive keynote full of moments for members to share their own
stories alongside mine as we talk about the magical parts of childhood. Read
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UPCOMING ONLINE POETRY SHOWCASE

Jun 5, 2023Chris GaffneyPoetry

Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes’ online poetry series showcases talent from
throughout Connecticut to supportive and engaged audiences every month.

I am proud to represent my community in Poets from Connecticut’s Four Corners:
Father’s Day Edition on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 7 PM.

Registration is open to all. Read More




POETIC GESTATIONS

May 15, 2023Chris GaffneyPoetry

In this People and Their Poems podcast interview, I discuss my work-in-progress
– Baby Bump: Poems For and About Expecting Parents.

I hope you enjoy hearing how my life’s journey led to serving as a stay-at-home
dad to a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy, how my artist’s journey led to
poetry, and how I’m focusing them both to cheer on expecting parents by
encouraging dads to get involved at the earliest possible moment (the 15th week
of pregnancy) when fetuses first start hearing voices from outside the womb.
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MY FIRST TIME AT HOMEDADCON

Oct 17, 2022Chris GaffneyUncategorized

As I told the attendees during my keynote speech, “Stay-at-home dads are like
exotic birds. Everybody knows they exist, but seeing one in the wild is
completely disorienting.”

It was completely disorienting to speak, drink, and dine with such a large,
diverse, and enthusiastic group of men who made the same decision I made three
years ago to become a full-time parent. Read More




A FOND FAREWELL TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM’S FIRST HOME

Aug 30, 2022Chris GaffneyUncategorized

I’m a bit sad that The Children’s Museum is moving from their long-term home in
West Hartford at the end of the week.

I’ll remember the location fondly as one of the only physical spaces to survive
from my early childhood until my kids’ early childhoods nearly forty years
later. Read More




GOOD LUCK TONIGHT ON MEGA MILLIONS

Jul 29, 2022Chris GaffneyUncategorized

Americans from every corner will come together tonight at exactly 11 PM Eastern
time to see if they’ve won the Mega Millions $1 billion plus lottery drawing.

I will probably forget to watch it live, but I’ll have my ticket handy for
whenever I first see the winning numbers. Read More




A POEM FOR EXPECTING PARENTS

Jul 17, 2022Chris GaffneyPoetry

It was my honor to speak recently at the Connecticut Bards Poetry Review’s book
launch.

The 2-minute-long video here includes a reading of a poem I wrote for our
first-born child:

You Started as a Secret Read More





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