It takes a lot to get me to read an entire book. I buy, borrow and steal books by the hundreds, but the actual... more
C.J. Hribal (a.k.a. – Juice Hardball) is a stone cold baseball freak. The kind of guy who can tell you who played third... more
Cory glares at me across the room. His left eye is swollen and purple. If you look closely you can see his veins throb as... more
If the game of baseball is a narrative in numbers, try this one on for size: on Saturday March 30, 2008,... more
I Telltale
My dad still has the lanky, deceptively thin frame typical of most pitchers, with long, gibbon-like arms – he is 6'2' but... more
I've seen em all.
The pretty boys with all the talent and not an ounce of sack.
The Latinos so flashy they trick you... more
When I was a kid, my dad took me to a Mets game at Shea on my birthday. I remember walking... more
I have been set on fire and pushed down these steep cinderblock steps. The people here have snapped the bones of... more
To the editor:
I enjoyed your baseball preview issue but wholeheartedly disagree with your predictions for the... more
A swing and a miss.
And now the lone samurai
Returns to the bench.
- Ted... more
I had worked in a bottle factory, a bottle-top factory, a paper factory, a nut factory, a bolt factory, a clock factory, a wall... more
Tom had been promising for some time to take Stevie to the zoo, and today was the day. He paid their admission and the two entered the... more
I wanna have cool recurring dreams, ones that'll make me sound smart when I describe them to people. Right now, I only have the same... more
After work on Fridays we'd usually go over to The Holly on 27th for a beer.
One night I'm working late so I don't get there till... more
I'm a big fan of blue. The dark, deep blues. Like that James Taylor song, deep greens and blues are the colors I choose. Green's nice,... more
Up to our lunch room table came the newest, biggest loser in the ninth grade -- Intercom! We called him Intercom because he wore a big... more
Earl Jenkins was a security guard at PNC Park where the Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball. Every time he worked one of the... more
Sometimes the name they give you is all wrong. Sugar or Baby, something sweet, something helpless, something you are not and never... more
Before the curious series of events that stunned a quiet community, Calvin Flack DDS wondered if he would ever find the perfect dental... more
In May of 2003 there appeared, in a small corner of the... more
A selection from Picnic in Ten Years' Time
an as of yet unpublished manuscript by Jesse... more
Samedi The Deafness, the debut novel from Jesse Ball released this September is baffling readers and reviewers. The... more
And the earth died screaming
While I lay dreaming
--Tom Waits
He came from Wal-Mart. Some fellow was loitering by the... more
It's August, and it smells like grass and cranberry fruit snacks. I pick my brother up from the post office where he works.... more
Ryan Boudinot is a Hobart favorite -- heck, he edited our fourth issue. There are few contemporary writers we'd... more
