Tommy Tomlinson

Greatest Hits of 2013

What follows, in no particular order, is my best work from the past year. But first, some thank-yous: Larry Burke at Sports on Earth, for letting me explore. Elizabeth Hudson

Book announcement

I’m too excited to give this a fancy buildup so I’ll just say it: I’m writing a book. Here’s the announcement from the site Publishers Lunch: Yeah, I can’t really

Contact / Follow

The best way to reach me is email at tomlinsonwrites@gmail.com. I’m always far behind on answering, so apologies in advance. If you don’t hear back from me right away, check

A ticker in every pot

(Just in case you haven’t seen the ticker… watch the bottom of the screen.) After tonight’s presidential debate it is more clear to me than ever what Americans really need,

A little makeover

I’ve never been quite satisfied with how this blog looks, so I’m playing with the design again — this WordPress theme is called Newsworthy. If you’ve seen another theme you

Deep stacks

Here are some of my favorites (and reader favorites) from over the years … if there’s an old story of mine you’d really like to see, drop me a line

New Job, First Day

The last time I started a new job, I was late to work the first day — stuck in Charlotte traffic. Today the commute was easier. About 12 steps from

Creating and schlepping

Allee Willis died back on Christmas Eve. You wouldn’t know her name unless you’re deeply into songwriting, but you know her work. She wrote or co-wrote “I’ll Be There For

The Panthers, the Super Bowl, and faith

The great Calvin Trillin once wrote that anybody who doesn’t think the best hamburger in the world comes from his hometown is a sissy. I live in Charlotte. In related

Wendell Scott, Hall of Famer

On stats alone, Wendell Scott would never make it into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was a good driver in NASCAR, which makes him an insanely great driver compared

Stories

Here’s some of my stories from a variety of publications over the years. I’ve also compiled some older stories here and some of my thoughts about writing here. — TT

Goodbye, 600

They threw a big party at the Charlotte Observer on Thursday. You could also get by with calling it a wake. The reason for the party was that the newspaper is

Short Stories

Short Stories

Greatest Hits of 2013

Book announcement

Contact / Follow

A ticker in every pot

A little makeover

Deep stacks

New Job, First Day

Creating and schlepping

The Panthers, the Super Bowl, and faith

Wendell Scott, Hall of Famer

Stories

Goodbye, 600