Tommy Tomlinson

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

Sports Are Hard

The Miami Heat were doing what every basketball coach wants a team to do: get to the basket. It was the second quarter of Sunday night’s Game 3, and there

Mama

We buried my mom late in the afternoon, next to where we put my dad 28 years ago. It was warm enough that the gnats were out in south Georgia.

Friends doing great work

I’m lucky to have some really creative friends who are putting some amazing stuff out there in the world. I wanted to let you know about three things that you

New story: Vince Dooley’s second act

Here’s my new story for the great magazine Garden & Gun on Vince Dooley, the former football coach at the University of Georgia, who has found a new obsession late

Announcing tommytomlinson.com

So, yeah, the headline pretty much says it all: tommytomlinson.com is now live. It’s pretty basic stuff right now: Links to a bio, this blog, my Charlotte Observer blog (which

Long-distance dedication

I’m coming late to the party on the news that Casey Kasem is retiring from “American Top 40.” To tell the truth, I wasn’t sure he was still alive, although

Father’s Day

Playoff game, two outs, I’m in left field. The best player in the whole Midget League is at the plate. Runners on second and third. If we get him out,

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,

The art of paying attention

(I gave this talk the other night as part of an art gathering down in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I’m mainly posting this as a reminder to myself about how