April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
Little Johnny Damon Gets No Respect
Christopher Monks
Little Johnny Damon enjoyed working in the produce section at Whole Foods. He took pleasure in stacking the... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL
Mickey Mantle's Liver
A.M. Amodeo
Summers we watched baseball, my father, my uncle and me sitting riveted for innumerable innings, rooting for the Mets. We... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
The Worst Series
Charles West
Tony Montes had always dreamt of the moment he would stand in left field at Candlestick for this, the third game of the World... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
Baseball: A Life
Antonios Maltezos
It was like a chicken farm—a million bodies pressed together, and everyone was gulping at the cooler air overhead. I was still... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
All My Childhood Heroes Played Ball
Devan Sagliani
She slurps her cherry cola loudly through her novelty straw and winks at me. I’m just turning eleven. She’s got... more
March 1, 2006 | Interview
An Interview with Salvador Plascencia
George Ducker
Salvador Plascencia is the author of The People of Paper, a novel in which the people of El Monte, California,... more
March 1, 2006 | Fiction
O is for Octopus
Susannah Breslin
She was a master of tentaculation. She was a cepholapod of considerable abilities. She was a writhing mandala of be-suckered... more
March 1, 2006 | Fiction
Zach: An Interview
Pasha Malla
Listen, Buddy, it’s important for you to keep in mind that I’ve known you since we were still playing with Duplo – remember that... more
