When I was just around nine or ten, I broke my arm before a big playoff game. And by “big” I mean either tee-ball or coach pitch. And by “playoff game” I mean last games of the season. My dad asked the doctor to place my cast below the elbow and above my wrist so I could keep playing.
Growing up, baseball was at the center of my life. My friends Jimmy, Greg, and I constructed so many different ways to play the game. By using the game on the back of the 1979 baseball cards, to Strat-o-matic, MicroLeague Baseball, and a variety of in-person games played in garages and basements.
Catch: An Oral History is a yearlong writing experiment in which I’m going ask people to tell me stories about how baseball has shaped the relationships that have with people in their lives. Here’s how it will work: I’ll interview people from across the country, transcribe what they say, do some light editing to make sure it’s coherent, and let them tell you their story.
This is a call for writers to share stories of disenfranchisement, helplessness, and maybe even action. These stories can be your personal experiences, a more detached rant, or a mix of both.
I’d go home, open a bottle of Jameson, turn off the lights in my room, pull out the napkins, crank up Merkinball, and write until the story was done.
I am broken and heartbroken today. This is sometimes my answer when people ask me how I am, which as you can imagine gives them pause. I find myself explaining what I mean quite often. And so I thought I’d do it here as well.
Ben Tanzer, Ann Marie Elliott, and Amber Peckham brought down the house at The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 4: Storytellers.
Three authors will gather at New Day Craft on July 15 as part of The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 4: Storytellers. Our feature author and storyteller: Ben Tanzer
Three authors will gather at New Day Craft on July 15 as part of The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 4: Storytellers. One of our opening authors: Ann Marie Elliott.
Three authors will gather at New Day Craft on July 15 as part of The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 4: Storytellers. One of our opening authors: Amber Peckham.
The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 3: Jam & Juice is a one-time partnership between The Geeky Press and Indy Literature Pub Crawl coming Wednesday, February 25 to raise money for Indy Reads Books. Storytelling, craft beer, swag, and literary awesomeness.
On Wednesday, February 25, 6 authors will gather at Indy Reads Books as part of The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 3: Jam & Juice fundraiser. Here is our fifth author: Amy K. Sorrells.