OEUVRE - ELI CRANOR

Short Fiction:

Labor Day - Arkansas Review - Print Only
Long Shadows in the Almost Fall - Eclectica Magazine
Morning Crew - Eclectica Magazine
Don't Know Tough - short story, Greensboro Review (audio, Missouri Review)
Mississippi Blue 42 - Shotgun Honey
The Guru - Southwest Review
Run Rebel Run - Mystery Tribune - Print Only
Last Chance Power Drive - The Strand - Print Only
Double Fly Rocket 87 - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - Print Only
- Accompanying essay: "The Mystery of Sports"

"Where I'm Writing From" Weekly column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Where I'm Writing From: Intro

New York Times - Book Review

"One Punch Later" - Review of Michael Magee's debut Close to Home

"Hash Marks" Essays on football for Oxford American:

MADDOG
Hairy
Heart
Storms
Son
Why?

"Shop Talk" CrimeReads Column On Craft: 

Press:

Writer Types - June 2021 (Podcast)
Right Here, Write Now - Dog Ear Books, November 2021 (Podcast)
Winding Road Stories - November, 2021 (Interview)
Overtime (Interview)
A Book For Every Reader Event (Video)
Clearly We Don't Know Tough - The Big Thrill Magazine (Interview)
Friday Night Darks - Kirkus Review
Don't Know Tough - Publishers Weekly Review
Leave It All - Reckon Review
New York Times Review: Don't Know Tough
USA Today Review: Don't Know Tough 
"The 7 best crime novels of the winter 2022:" LA Times
"Best new books to read:" NY Post
Writer's Bone: Eli Cranor (Podcast)
Reviewing the evidence: Don't Know Tough
Book Event: novel Memphis with Ace Atkins (video)
April Mysteries Roundup (Don't Know Tough): The Fredricksburg Free Lance-Star
Compelling, Revealing, Fierce and Agonizing: Don't Know Tough Review - Kingdom Books
"Tough" book tackles sports in small town: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"A novel that knows what football means in the South:" Southwest Review
"Book Tip (Don't Know Tough): The Day
Review of Don't Know Tough: Clarion Ledger
Football, religion and violence merge in dark debut: Sun Sentinal
Best Books of 2022 (so far): CrimeReads

Journalism/Guest Columns:

4/23/18: "Lessons Learned:" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
5/7/18: "Talking Trump in middle America:" Galveston Daily News
6/4/18: "No going back: Trump will always be with us" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
6/11/18: "Riding to work is like Dad's big ride" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
9/3/18: "The Written Word" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
9/21/18: "Call the Hogs, don't boo them" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
10/12/18: "More Than Hogs" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
10/22/18: "Net Benefits" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
8/12/19: "Old South Staple" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

"Athletic Support" (nationally-syndicated advice column)

6/23/19: "Athletic Support"
6/30/19: "My nephew is burning out"
7/7/19: "'Redshirting' my 9-year-old"
7/15/19: "Does my son need a private coach?"
7/21/19: "Locker room talk"
7/28/19: "Facebook football"
8/4/19: "Coaching from the stands"
8/11/19: "Idle hands"
8/18/19: "Coach's son gets special attention"
8/26/19: "Beat the heat"
9/1/19: "Hunting or football?"
9/8/19: "Time to switch teams?"
9/15/19: "Role player for a reason"
9/22/19: "Papa forced to coach"
9/29/19: "Too young for football?"
10/6/19: "Don't force sports"
10/13/19: "Is my son a butterfly chaser?"
10/20/19: "Scholarship hopes dead, now what?"
10/27/19: "Late bloomer, a blessing or a curse?"
11/3/19: "Sick and tired of losing"
11/10/19: "Withholding football as punishment"
11/17/19: "Fake scholarship signing?"
11/24/19: "No cellphones in the locker room!"
12/1/19: "Coach cancels post-season awards banquet"
12/8/19: "Do nice guys (and girls) really finish last?"
12/15/19: "Coach tells player not to shoot"
12/22/19: "Should a coach pray with his team?"
12/29/19: "A break from sports but not from school"
1/5/20: "What's that smell? It's not as bad as you think"
1/12/20: "Transferring to a smaller school: The good, the bad, and the ugly"
1/19/20: "Help! My daughter wants to play football"
1/26/20: "I need your help"
2/2/20: "Should my son take supplements?"
2/9/20: "Lack of respect for track"
2/16/20: "Whatever happened to going door to door?"
2/23/20: "At what age should sports stop being fun?"
3/1/20: "Talk to your grandkids, carefully"
3/8/20: "A parent's role when sports are over" 
3/15/20: "Girlfriend getting in the way"
3/22/20: "Coronavirus? We've got games to play!"
3/29/20: "What if COVID19 cancels my son's senior season?"
4/5/20: "Staying in shape during a pandemic" 
4/12/20: "Teddy bears and tessellations"
4/19/20: "Lost without sports"
4/26/20: "With sports gone, son's grades tanking"
5/3/20: "Will there be football in the fall?"
5/10/20: "What happens if player comes down with COVID19?" 
5/17/20: "Coach missing after season is cancelled"
5/24/20: "Forcing kids to practice during pandemic"
5/31/20: "To wear a mask, that is the question"
6/7/20: "Silver lining for post-pandemic sports" 
6/14/20: "Racial tensions rise as sports gear up again"
6/21/20: "Sick of COVID-19"
6/28/20: "Vulnerability key in uncertain times"
7/5/20: "Summertime Soreness"
7/12/20: "Sunburns not part of the game" 
7/19/20: "No right answer"
7/26/20: "College Sports for fun or money?"
8/2/20: "Travel ball leads to constipation"
8/9/20: "Left behind"
8/16/20: "What to do if your season stalls"
8/23/20: "Football guidelines a breeze compared to band"
8/30/20: "Back to school woes"
9/6/20: "What you look for you will find"
9/13/20: "Shift to virtual learning causing lag in young athletes"
9/20/20: "College football cancelled, but my son's still playing"
9/27/20: "Daughter rolls ankle: Time to walk it off?"
10/4/20: "Can grandpa come to my game?"
10/11/20: "Can’t go to her games like I used to"
10/18/20: "ACL injuries on the rise in youth sports"
10/25/20: "High school hot seat?"
11/1/20: "Girls need fans, too"
11/8/20: "The game is over, let's shake hands"
11/15/20: "My son doesn't wear a jockstrap"
11/22/20: "Basketball and COVID doesn't jive
11/29/20: "Time to focus on one sport?
12/7/20: "Questionable coach promoted to AD"
1 2/14/20: "Parents who refuse to wear masks"
12/21/20: "Coach isn't coaching"
12/28/20: "Christmas Break?"
1/3/21: "Private Schools Have Upper Hand"
1/10/21: "Multi-Million Dollar Buyouts"
1/17/21: "7th Grade Girls Basketball Woes"
1/24/21: "Coach Makes Political Post"
1/31/21: "Redshirting My 9-year-old" (Republished)
2/7/21: "Fouls in Girls' Basketball"
2/14/21: "Pregame Music Offensive"
2/21/21: "Little Pitchers Have Big Ears"
2/28/21: "Esports Bigger Than Football?"
3/7/21: "Kids have changed, haven't they?"
3/14/21: "Freshmen don't make varsity, usually"
3/21/21: "Why are we playing all the small schools?"
3/28/21: "Overachieving daughter stinks at sports"
4/4/21: "Removal of mask requirement could cost us games"
4/11/21: "Wrestling in college, what's the point?"
4/18/21: "Trouble with a curve"
4/25/21: "How to take a hit"
5/2/21: "Teaching proper tackling"
5/9/21: "Should pro athletes talk politics?"
5/16/21: "QB lacks speed"
5/23/21: "What if we can't afford speed camps?"
5/30/21: "Summer schedule way too serious"
6/6/21: "Are team sports a vital part of childhood?"
6/13/21: "Are athletes getting better with age?"
6/20/21: "Softball games going past midnight"
6/27/21: "Practices running late causing problems"
7/4/21: "Summer School Blues"
7/11/21: "Working out over the dead weeks"
7/18/21: "Championship rings and multiple sweatbands—too much?"
7/25/21: "Coach's pregame speech too crazy for kids"
8/1/21: "Youth sports like a cult" 
8/8/21: "Coach pushing vaccine on players"
8/15/21: "Facebook ads and too many practices"
8/22/21: "Fit more important than price when it comes to cleats"
8/29/21: "Laundry Stinks"
9/5/21: "Inhalers and bibbers; it's football season, y'all!"
9/12/21: "Hunting or football?"
9/19/21: "Foul language on the sideline"
9/26/21: "Auditions getting in the way of volleyball"
10/3/21: "Housekeeper can't make game"
10/10/21: "Son wants to join team midway through season"
10/17/21: "No bad faces in basketball"
10/24/21: "When can a kid begin football?"
10/31/21: "I wish my son practiced less"
11/7/21: "Hoping my son quits"
11/14/21: "Not enough help with Booster Club"
11/21/21: "Volunteering no fun"
11/28/21: "Naysayers bringing me down"

"From the Pocket": 2018-19