A list of lists
A year-end compilation of the best of reading material.
Back to basics
On why I've resurrected my blog, and what I hope to do with it.
A crowd-sourced narrative Masterclass
It began here, when narrative writer Pamela Colloff — whose six National Magazine Award nominations is a record…
Lift me out of my skin and put me inside another’s…
Paul Salopek’s (Twitter — do yourself a favor and follow along) latest post is, per usual, a gem;…
In the furnace of the sporting psyche
Last week, while I was away marking the first anniversary of my mom’s passing, Gary Smith retired from active feature-writing…
The best book on football. Ever.
Thanks so much for the recommendations attached to yesterday’s query about great books on football — discovered some…
10,000 hours
Way back, before I even knew for sure that writing was what I wanted to do for a…
Just write
“I want to write” — those four words are one of the occupational hazards of professional journalists. We…
The angst of writing cricket
There’s a conversation I have, ad nauseum, with friends and cricket fans alike. It goes like this: Q:…
Eye Browse
Not that I’ve settled down sufficiently, yet, to find too much time for quality browsing, but still… Two…
