Category Archives: General
Of Demon Children and Alaskan Marathoners
The Lost Boy of the Ozarks, the creepy and cautionary tale of an unsolved murder, a dissolute and dissipated cub reporter, and the haunted child who changed that reporter’s life forever, is on sale today (Sept 18, 2012) in The Big … Continue reading
Eat and Run is officially a best seller
In the New York Times of June 24, Eat and Run hit the bestseller list at number 7 (hardcover non-fiction). And this week Amazon declared it one of the top ten biographies/memoirs written “so far this year.”
Speaking of ultrarunning demigod Scott Jurek, Caballo Blanco and Born to Run
There’s a good piece in The New York Times today about the death (and life) of the man known as Micah True. True, aka Caballo Blanco (memorialized in Chris McDougall’s blockbuster Born to Run) , was one of the strange … Continue reading
Mothers, Fathers, Runners and Food
Don’t forget Mother’s Day this weekend. And for Father’s Day, consider Driving Lessons: A Father, A Son, and the Healing Power of Golf. Are you a runner? Want to be a runner? Interested in a runner? Long to eat healthier … Continue reading
The Art of Writing Description
I recently wrote four writer friends the following: “I’m part of a panel sponsored by the American Society of Journalists and Authors in New York City (which was held April 26-28).. The title of the panel is ‘Tell Me What … Continue reading