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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

"Hash Marks" Essays on football for Oxford American: 
  • MADDOG
  • Hairy
  • Heart
  • Storms
  • Son
  • Why?

"Shop Talk" CrimeReads Column On Craft: ​
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  • #1 - William Boyle
  • #2 - Stephen Mack Jones
  • #3 - Megan Abbott
  • #4 - Ace Atkins
  • #5 - Jordan Harper​
  • #6 - Steph Cha
  • #7 - John Vercher​
  • #8 - S.A. Cosby
  • #9 - Michael Koryta
  • #10 - Rachel Howzell Hall
  • #11 - Alex Segura
  • #12 - Peter Swanson
  • #13 - Laura Lippman ​
  • #14 - David Heska Wanbli Weiden
  • ​#15 - Eli Cranor
  • #16 - Kellye Garrett
  • ​#17 - David Joy
  • #18 - Lisa Unger
  • #19 - James Kestrel

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"
  • 12/14/20: "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"
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​"From the Pocket"
​: 2018-19
  • ​2/25/18: "From the Pocket"
  • 3/4/18: "Could football stop the next school shooting?
    • ​Also published over at THE GOOD MEN PROJECT
  • 3/11/18: "First-Time Fan"
  • 3/18/18: "Kind of Like Fight Club"
    • ​​Also published over at ​THE GOOD MEN PROJECT
  • 3/26/18: "Old Bull"
  • 4/1/18: "Easters on the Buffalo"​
  • ​4/8/18: "Swedish football taught me to unplug"
  • 4/15/18: "A masterclass in grit, Thanks, Tony Finau"
  • 4/22/18: "Coach Trump"
  • 4/29/18: "Drafting a quarterback is like picking a pony: I like 'em gritty"
  • 5/6/18: "When the dogwood leaves are as big as squirrel's ears..."
  • 5/13/18: "A Mother's Day card"
  • ​5/20/18: "The necessary violence of sport, life"
  • 5/27/18: "How to get what you want"
  • 6/3/18: "Summertime and the livin' is easy: Or is it?"
  • 6/10/18: "Is the glory of winning worth the pain of defeat?"​
  • 6/17/18: "Few changes from Coach to Dad"
  • 6/24/18: "A bike ride across the country"
  • 7/1/18: "It was just a foul ball: Forget it"
  • 7/8/18: "Crooked Creek: Arkansas's best kept secret"
  • 7/15/18: "Nice guys finish last: Fact or fiction in sports, politics, and life"
  • ​7/22/18: "Summer Vacation: Footprints in the sand"
  • 7/29/18: "Fridge wasn't made to run, but he did"
  • 8/5/18: "Football: Closest​ to a Battlefield" 
  • 8/12/18: "An Introduction to 'Fractured Faith​"
  • 8/19/18: "Fractured Faith: Landon Leach"​
  • 8/26/18: "Fractured Faith: Ty Towers, Part I"​
  • 9/2/18 "Fractured Faith: Ty Towers, Part II"​
  • 9/9/18: "Fractured Faith: Supe"​
  • 9/16/18: "Fractured Faith: Sweden"​
  • 9/23/18: "Fractured Faith: J.R. Eldridge"​
  • 9/30/18​: "Fractured Faith: Amen"
  • 10/8/18: "Homecoming"​
  • 10/14/18: "The Greatest Game Ever"
  • 10/21/18: "Arkansas's Storey Has True Grit"
  • 10/28/18: "Just Keep Playing"
  • 11/4/18: "Susie Whorton: Frozen in Time" ​
  • 11/11/18: "Americans, We're on the same team"
  • 11/18/18: "Each Leaf Falls Just Once"
  • 11/25/18: "What Matters During the Holiday Season"​
  • 12/2/18: "Digging in Deep with the 2-10 Hogs"
  • 12/9/18: "Robyn's T-Shirt Scandal"
  • 12/16/18: "Be Careful When Criticizing Athletes"
  • 12/23/18: "Don't Talk Trump During the Holidays"​
  • 12/30/18: "Best Readers' Responses of 2018"​
  • 1/6/19: "College Football's 'Best' Kept Secret: The Bag Man​
  • 1/13/19: "My Best Year"​
  • ​1/20/19: "Choosing Teams: Is there even a choice?"
  • 1/27/19: "Everything happens for a reason, right?"​
  • 2/3/19: "Six(ish) thoughts on the Super Bowl"​
  • 2/10/19: "It All Adds Up"​
  • 2/17/19: "The Story of the Wall"
  • 2/24/19: "3 Good Things About Trump​"
  • 3/3/19: "Can't Win For Losing"
  • 3/10/19: "A Heart Beat's Rhythm"​
  • 3/17/19: "Spring Break: A time for reflection"
  • 3/24/19: "Chop Wood. Carry Water."​
  • 3/31/19: "Thug Nasty"
  • 4/7/19: "So Much"
  • 4/14/19: "Blow Up Your TV"​
  • ​4/21/19: "Power in Paper"
  • 4/28/19: "Effort and Respect"
  • 5/5/19: "Margaritaville"
  • 5/12/19: "My Biggest Fan"
  • 5/19/19: "Two Pops at the Races"​
  • 5/26/19: "Floatin'"​
  • 6/2/19: "For the Love of Dogs"
  • 6/9/19: "Playing It Cool"​
  • 6/16/19: "I Am Theirs"​ ​
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