How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying)

How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying)

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No. 119: STEVE McANSH: In memoriam for a boyhood friend: He refuted the axiom by going big and staying home.

No. 119: STEVE McANSH: In memoriam for a boyhood friend: He refuted the axiom by going big and staying home.

In my useless youth, Steve was my bestie.

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No. 119: STEVE McANSH: In memoriam for a boyhood friend: He refuted the axiom by going big and staying home.
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Steve knew he was having his photo taken

THERE are thankfully few days when I don’t feel like writing, but this is sadly one of them. I’ve written before about my love of writing a tribute, appreciation or in memoriam of those whom I knew well or appreciated from afar, but not this time. Really not up to it.

A reader of this SubStack passed away and since I got news late Tuesday night, well, I’m struggling to process it.

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