The iconic image of that fantastic game in Boston last night will be the cop’s arms and Torii Hunter’s legs in perfect symmetry after David Ortiz’s game-tying grand slam: (photo […]
Now that I’m writing for several different places, it’s a little harder to keep up with my stuff (if you’re so inclined). So here’s a quick update on what I’m […]
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 […]
A couple of weeks ago, up in New York, I met the great editing guru Jay Lovinger. At dinner I told him the four questions I use in my writing […]
I started doing these True Top Ten rankings last year … for most of the season they looked nothing like the coaches’ or writers’ Top 10, and they made certain […]
Soundtrack to this post: Years ago, I was in the stands at a Georgia game with my friend Bill. Georgia did something stupid on the field. (This was during the […]
Elmore Leonard died. So I pulled one of his books off the shelf. Turned to a random page. This is “Riding the Rap,” page 94: Reverend Dawn was saying, “You […]
You might have seen my tweet the other day: https://twitter.com/tommytomlinson/status/367016039860551680 I don’t have a whole lot more to say about it right now, except for two things: one, it was […]
Jason Isbell is in town tonight. I’ve been listening to his new record, “Southeastern,” for a few weeks now. Every song is touched with power and grace. He’s from Alabama, […]
The New York Times had a Q-and-A with Kanye West a couple days ago. For most of it, he’s his normal Kanye-lovin’ self — “I am the nucleus” and that […]
In case you missed it: Some thoughts on Tony Stewart, still blowing smoke. My piece on the wizardry of Tim Duncan. (Here’s my friend Joe Posnanski on the same subject.) […]
My Twitter friend Baxter Holmes sent me this Kurt Vonnegut video the other day. He said my post on everything you need to know about storytelling in 5 minutes reminded […]