This year was challenging. I made hard decisions. I dealt with other people's poor decisions. But I've gotten back parts of myself and my life that I thought were gone forever. I'm safer, happier, calmer, and stronger than I was at this time last year, and I am grateful 🎉

2023 was a challenging year and we didn't meet most of our publishing goals. We did, however, meet a few amazing sportswomen who shared their stories with us, we reviewed a few excellent sports books, and we're feeling optimistic for more growth in 2024 🎉

We're considering our next sports book to review. What should we read? Coach House Books @Cuidono

Oh heyyy, look who's listed on Chill Subs 😌 Actively seeking just about any genre of writing related to sports, particularly about amateur adult athletes. chillsubs.com/magazine/sport…

Switzer didn't just advocate for elite and Olympic running; she sought to create an inclusive running environment for all levels of women runners. Kind of makes me want to train for and run another marathon. Maybe. Some day. [From Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️] (7/7)

Seconds Out: Women and Fighting by Alison Dean (Coach House Books, 2021), inspired SSP editor Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️ to take her first kickboxing class. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ sportstoriespress.com/notebook/book-…

Interview with Rebecca Tiger: Q1 2024 Creative Nonfiction Runner Up Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️ on WOW! Women On Writing Blog WOW! WomenOnWriting #authorinterview #essay #creativenonficiton zurl.co/fMfb

Our April Issue is Live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/2024/04/01/vol… Diane Josefowicz @johnjodzio Matt Barrett e nolan @greenmachine459 Matthew Harkins Amorak Huey Carmen Leñero Tyler Gebauer Anne Gerard Samodh Porawagamag Dr. Sarah Etlinger Cover art by Karen Schauber

"You must have been too quiet, too pragmatic, too reserved. You would try to communicate better." Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️ in Pithead Chapel: pitheadchapel.com/unreadable/

"He’s disappointed that you didn’t write more about him. It was all so…perfunctory wasn’t the word he used. You don’t write with emotion, he says." "You’re the one who…you’re the one who…you’re the one who…" Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️ in Pithead Chapel pitheadchapel.com/unreadable/

After 5 years and 2 kids, EIC Anne Greenawalt, Ed.D. 🏊‍♀️ starts training again for competitive swimming. Spoiler alert: progress is slow, but the process is joyful 😊 sportstoriespress.com/notebook/setti…

Rising senior and coxswain of the Ithaca College men's rowing team, Caroline Grass, writes about SKY WATCH, a story braiding equine history and memoir into a compelling woven narrative. tinyurl.com/4mp7kwvm

What we're reading now: THE LONGEST RACE by Kara Goucher. And we've read all of these other runners' memoirs! What's your favorite? Which ones are we missing?

First open water swim of the season 🏊‍♀️ I got tangled and almost drowned in lake weed 🌿 Also, I got out of the water with a dirt beard 🧔‍♂️ So, a pretty successful swim by all measures.

"I want to leave my name in as many record books as I can." Discus thrower and mom of two, Rachel Andres ChPC, aims for the 2024 Canadian Olympic team. sportstoriespress.com/notebook/rache…

I'm attempting to swim 40 miles between July 4 and my 40th birthday 🎉 on August 3. I've swum about 10 miles so far 🏊‍♀️ I don't think I've swum this much in 1 week since college (where I swam a lot more than that!).

I remember thinking a lot about how hungry I was...

"I could tell my brain to lift my arm, but it won't do that. It's random; sometimes it listens, and sometimes it doesn't," Dr. Shahd tells her coach before her first squash lesson. Excerpt from CONFETTI AND ASHES. Released in April 2025! sportstoriespress.com/notebook/excer…

Looking forward to reading this! A sports memoir described as a "lyrical narrative [that] is genre-defying, refusing to adhere to conventional ways of narrating stories we carry within our bodies" is my kind of book 🤩

It's been a mixed bag 🙃