Thursday, November 29, 2012

"Rise to Greatness" by David Von Drehle

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Rise to Greatness by David Von Drehle was a solid work of historical non-fiction that chronicles Abraham Lincoln's actions throughout...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Writers on Writing - from Nieman Storyboard & The Oatmeal

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There's a couple of pieces I've come across lately on the subject of writing that stood out as particularly great... one a series of...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Solid ESPN Writing by Van Valkenburg & Winegardner

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There were two excellent pieces of writing from the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine . Very much related to the theme of LSU vs Alabama, ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Feature stories by Heckert and Veselka

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Two excellent feature stories I've seen recently were from Justin Heckert and Vanessa Veselka respectively. Published in the Novembe...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Excellent features on Oregon running backs

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Separated a couple of months apart were two profiles written on Oregon running backs. From the September 24 issue of Sports Illustrated , ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Writers & what they write - Gisondi, Hemphill, Montgomery and Michelson

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There's been a few pieces lately that stood out to me either on or illustrative about the process of writing. In terms of actually on ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

"Elsewhere" by Richard Russo

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Elsewhere by Richard Russo is an interesting memoir from the writer of notable works of fiction like Straight Man (which I read and enjoy...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

Feature stories by Rehagen, Martel & Manteuffel

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There's three great pieces of writing I came across a week or so ago from a few random sources thanks to the wonder that is links via tw...
Monday, November 05, 2012

Sports Writing by Wayne Drehs, Alex Belth & Eli Saslow

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There's a few pieces of sports writing I've seen lately that stood out as outstanding and which haven't previously been noted he...
Friday, November 02, 2012

Interesting pieces on writers - by Boris Kachka and James Andrew Miller

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There were two tremendously interesting pieces I've seen in the past few days that dealt with writers and work they've produced. F...

Excellent Storm Aftermath Writing - by Von Drehle, Schaer, Kleinfield and Powell

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Three recent pieces out of Hurricane Sandy stood out to me as exceptional, each with a completely different approach, and one from 13 years...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Excellent Sports Writing - by Chris Ballard, Jeff Passan & Chris Jones

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There's been two pieces of great sports writing I've come across lately that also brought to mind solid work from years past. Stor...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Writers on Writing - Rose, Conn, Travis & Jones

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There's been a few things I've come across lately that fall within the subject of writing that I love to prattle on about . The ol...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Solid Sports Writing - on FC Barcelona, Oakland A's & Chris Kluwe

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Three different excellent pieces of sports writing to note here... with a couple being a few weeks old and one just a few days. The recent...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Fast Company Features - on Pinterest, Windows 8, Uniqlo and Coursera

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After not reading Fast Company for a few months, I went through three issues recently and found several features that stood out. The Aug ...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Outside Magazine on Bill McKibben & Texas Monthly on Kermit Oliver

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Two excellent pieces of profile writing to note here... one interesting in the work being done by someone and the other for both the work an...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Businessweek writing - on Facebook, Apple, Pandora & EcoATM

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There were a few Businessweek pieces from the past few issues that stood out as being on interesting companies... with a couple of the stor...

"Sutton" by J.R. Moehringer

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I wanted to love Sutton ,  J.R. Moehringer's first novel, but after reading it, found myself somewhat disappointed. I've been ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Great Sports Writing by Dana O'Neil & Sam Page

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Two really exceptional pieces of writing I came across today... both dealing with sports figures and each telling a compelling story way bey...
Sunday, October 07, 2012

Compelling Writing from Lake, Gethard, Knapp and Kluwe

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There's been some excellent writing from a few different sources to note here. For Sports Illustrated last month, Thomas Lake wrote ...