NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MoreWeek 12 of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Adding Jeremy and Alexis to my Thursday night Street Academy trivia team has really paid off.ย More times than not, we’re either in the lead at the half (winning the free pitcher of beverage for doing so), but the final question – the one that could earn us playoff points for the finals – kills…
Read MoreIn Defense of Class Rings
I read Amanda Talar’s blog post yesterday about her choice of either selling her class ring for the gold value or keeping it for sentimental value.ย I posted my thoughts in a response on her blog, but after a while I thought about my feelings should I ever have to choose to sell my ring.…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 16 – Outfield Throw
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MoreMicheal Ray Richardson, John Strickland and Heckler’s Row
Back in the day – by “the day” I mean the 2006-07 Albany Patroons basketball season – head coach Micheal Ray Richardson guided the Pats to the CBA championship best-of-five series against the Yakama Sun Kings. In fact, here’s a photo of Micheal Ray Richardson getting just a smidge upset over a call that didn’t…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 15 – The Replacement
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MorePhoto Essay: The Lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
So here I am, up in Halifax, Nova Scotia.ย I’m currently operating on Atlantic Standard Time, which I believe is an hour ahead of Eastern time.ย I’m up here for the Premier Basketball League All-Star Classic, the PBL’s first All-Star contest.ย It’s the fourth minor league All-Star game I’ve covered, I was at the last…
Read MoreThe Robins of Iverhill: Chapter 14 – The Doubleheader
NOTE: the following story, which will be serialized on this blog, was originally written in 1985 as my senior project in creative writing at Hamilton College. 25 years later, it has been updated. New chapters will appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Previous chapters are listed with hyperlinks below. PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 – THE NEW MAN…
Read MoreWeek 11 of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
As we get into the homestretch of the 2010 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament, my Street Academy team – Jeremy, Alexis and I – may not have as many qualifying points as the rest of the other seven teams in the tournament, but we are getting closer to the top with every game. We were in…
Read MoreThe Way of the Intercepting Fist
About ten years ago, I was freelancing for a Capital District monthly sports newspaper called CD Sports.ย It was an okay publication, they were one of the free newspapers that populated the region, along with Metroland and the Source. At the time, I had received word that a martial arts team from Albany had won…
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