Story of the Day.
One story, every day published here while we give a behind the scenes look on our mission to write a New York Times Best Selling Book.
The Book
dear world: letters from a storyteller
Story of the Day is my behind-the-scenes journal of writing my first book, Dear World: Letters from a Storyteller. Each day I'll share a potential story, what I'm learning in the process, and give you an inside look at what it takes to write a New York Times bestseller in 2027.
Latest Stories
New stories published daily as Robert writes his way to a New York Times bestseller.
Sep 10, 2026ยท1 min read
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โI recently reconnected with Mimi Bock, an executive in the financial services industry who was on the 63rd floor of 2 World Trade (the south tower) on September 11th, 2001. Here are three questions and answers from our conversation that provide depth and insight from a special person.โ
Sep 10, 2026ยท2 min read
9/11 MM - No Bad Days
โA Conversation with Torsten Holmesโ
Sep 10, 2026ยท2 min read
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โSome stories stay with us long after they are first shared. In 2012, Mary Kate McErlean shared hers with Dear World at Georgetown University.โ
Jul 23, 2026ยท1 min read
It's my 43rd birthday: A letter from Change
โMeet Baby Helena Xavier Fogartyโ
Jun 25, 2026ยท2 min read
Walter Passed, Didnโt He?
โWalter carried one flower out of Germany.โ
Jun 16, 2026ยท2 min read
I should have gone to the service
โWhat happens when you miss the funeral?โ
Jun 2, 2026ยท3 min read
I woke up and couldn't speak
โ60 seconds with Steve O'Malley, COO of Maritz.โ
May 26, 2026ยท2 min read
Dear Discernment
โMy dad says, Pick Two Hills To Die On.โ
May 18, 2026ยท3 min read
Dear Enoughness
โIs there a magic pill?โ
May 14, 2026ยท3 min read
Dear Wisdom
โ"No service member ever started a war."โ
May 11, 2026ยท3 min read
On my authentic day with Pierre Nanterme
โ"I think I'll talk about my daughter," he says.โ
Apr 30, 2026ยท2 min read
Dear Judgement
โThe fastest way to be wrong is to be certain.โ
Apr 21, 2026ยท3 min read
Dear Resilience
โI forgot the Boston Marathon was yesterday. You didnโt. That difference changed everything.โ
Apr 17, 2026ยท3 min read
Kill the Clichรฉ
โA million stories in, I stopped writing what sounds right and started asking what actually happened.โ
Apr 15, 2026ยท2 min read
Growth Is Inconvenient
โDrew Brees, Sharpies, and why the best things in life should be harder to wash off.โ
Apr 14, 2026ยท3 min read
Dear Time
โWe built a world to save time. Iโm not sure it taught us how to live.โ
Apr 10, 2026ยท3 min read
I Donโt Buy Green Bananas
โA life lesson about the future youโre planning.โ
Apr 6, 2026ยท2 min read
What Coach K taught me about pursuit.
โIsn't our life's story just a collection of moments?โ
Apr 2, 2026ยท2 min read
On Duke Basketball: The Cost of Chasing Something Special.
โYou put yourself in a position to get your heart broken - Jon Scheyer, Duke.โ
Mar 31, 2026ยท2 min read
Dear Destiny, The story of my wife.
โNubia used to run away as a young girl during the summers on her grandparentsโ Brazilian farm.โ
Mar 24, 2026ยท2 min read
Dear Dignity
โI washed their facesโ
Mar 19, 2026ยท2 min read
I Woke Up On The Ground
โAlexโ
Mar 18, 2026ยท2 min read
Celeste
โStill Standing.โ
Mar 13, 2026ยท2 min read
Caroline
โI can't see but God is in my eyes.โ
Mar 12, 2026ยท1 min read
What the โWeird Kidsโ Understood Before the Rest of Us
โThe real costs of being coolโ
Mar 11, 2026ยท2 min read
Happy 15th Birthday Dear World
โIt started with a Sharpie and a stage at Harvard.โ
Mar 10, 2026ยท1 min read
Story of the day: Ralph
โCancer Freeโ
Mar 9, 2026ยท1 min read
Bradley and Brody
โSurvivedโ
Mar 6, 2026ยท2 min read
Story of the Day: Dear Kindness
โ"Remember the Bacon Principle"โ
Mar 5, 2026ยท1 min read
Story of the Day: Nobody wanted a gay Homecoming Queen
โI was a little disappointed about the Queen decisionโ
Mar 2, 2026ยท2 min read
Sue
โCancer took my nose. Not my spirit.โ
Dec 11, 2025ยท3 min read
Dear World featured on ESPNโs 30 for 30 on Stuart Scott tonight
โโBooyahโ premieres tonight at 9PM ESTโ
Dec 8, 2025ยท2 min read
Dear Victory
โDear Victoryโ