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In ‘Going Low,’ Jeff Rice shows that golf imitates life — especially the writing life

by gordie | Dec 22, 2020 | Writing

The spine of Jeff Rice’s debut novel, “Going Low,” consists of a sparkling round of golf played by the book’s central character, a fictional PGA professional named Jason Dickerson, during the U.S. Open. Again and again Dickerson finds himself behind trees or in...

Last Dance for ‘Best American Sports Writing’? Only intermission, series maestro Glenn Stout says

by gordie | Nov 10, 2020 | Writing

Great writing is all about rhythm. Glenn Stout, editor of the “Best American Sports Writing” series, has always known that, but the point was driven home to him in a long-ago conversation with the late W.C. Heinz, the writer who in his lifetime gave us the seminal...

A Fond Farewell to Jack Scheuer, Who Made His Corner of the World a Better Place

by gordie | Oct 19, 2020 | Writing

Jack Scheuer spoke his own language, had his own shorthand. Amid a well-played college basketball game — whether in his beloved Palestra or elsewhere in Philadelphia — the long-time Associated Press correspondent might scribble “GH” on the notepad of a...
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