History Near and Far
A few years ago I suggested it might be time for a timeout on books that focused on one particular… Read more »
Rummaging Around in the Bag
Reviewing the Beer Book Situation
Other than beer itself, the best gifts for any fan of the suds may be those other grand consumables, books…. Read more »
James Dodson and Tom Callahan Tee It Up at Brattleboro Literary Festival
It’s been said that the smaller the ball, the better the writing, and two of the best in the business… Read more »
Going With the Flow
Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott have been coaching some of the professional game’s top players, and rank amateurs, for decades… Read more »
Hopeless But Optimistic: Douglas Wissing on Afghanistan
I was about halfway though Hopeless But Optimistic: Journeying through America’s Endless War in Afghanistan ($30, Indiana University Press)—admittedly a… Read more »
Arnie, and Other Life Stories
[May 26, 2017]–The 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational ended in an exciting and sweetly sentimental fashion. The nostalgic mood surrounding the… Read more »
“Tommy’s Honour” Goes Far and Sure
[May 22, 2017]–Add “Tommy’s Honour” to that minuscule cinematic niche—golf movies that aren’t goofy comedies. Based on Kevin Cook’s book… Read more »
Why Isn’t Gil Hodges in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
[Updated Dec.6, 2021]–I guess I can retire this piece now, as it appears to have done its work! Gil Hodges made… Read more »
Wodehouse on Golf and Other Tales
It may be a function of growing older, or simply wading into the wrong streams of literature, that I find… Read more »
A Wednesday Walk in America
[Nov. 30, 2016]–I took a walk on Upper Dummerston Road this morning while JB Auto was putting the snow tires… Read more »
