“Baseball was part of who I was, and I have loved the sport for life.” Joanne Weiss-Vance says what so many of us feel! Check out the entire piece ⬇️🥎⚾️⬇️ wasquarterly.com/words/diamonds…

Think you’ve got imposter syndrome?! 🏀😂 wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

“…he counts and breathes in for a count of ten and when his breath is about to pop within him he releases it over a count of thirteen.” From our latest, Peyton Popp delivers a stunner! wasquarterly.com/words/here-rig…

“After venturing too close to death to ever use starvation as a coping mechanism again, Mia had sought out new reasons to stay alive;” This one, from Shannon Frost Greenstein (She/They), grabs hold and doesn’t let go until well after you’ve finished reading it! wasquarterly.com/words/reclamat…

“ How often—in sports or in life—do we see an injustice resolved with such dignity and charity on both sides?” We’ve got a great one from Barbara Petoskey on Armando Gallaraga’s near-perfecto! CW for Tigers fans & their heartbreak 😂 wasquarterly.com/words/the-perf…

From our latest issue, Christian Winn! “The sun was oily grey. Our temples drummed a displaced fear that only sleep can allay.” wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

From our latest, we’ve got THREE haikus from Michael G. O’Connell ☠️ 🖤, and here’s the first! “ Moonshot fame stepped up to bat humiliation eyed first welcome to the Bigs” You know what to do for the rest … 👇⚾️⬇️👇⚾️⬇️ wasquarterly.com/words/three-ba…

Sad news in the sports-lit world, but so thankful Grant kept it going for two awesome years!

“The popularity of baseball is waning and I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. It’s a slow game, a game that is an experience. It’s a painting you look at that moves.” You DO NOT want to miss this one from Derek JG Williams! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ wasquarterly.com/words/icu

From our latest issue, it’s time to lighten the mood w/Norman Jung! 😂🚙⚾️ wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

Had an essay about football & my grandfather's death in W&S Quarterly back in January. One of my favorite things I've ever written. wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-2-n…

“…not as frightening as heart attack, with its sour-sweet stench of death…” JoAnna Novak, in our latest issue! You know what to do for the rest 👇⬇️👇⬇️ wasquarterly.com/words/velvet-w…

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Get some more laughs from our latest issue, courtesy of Dan Misdea! wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

The W&S fam is the best!

In our latest, Claire Fennell explores the point of competition and what drives us to do the things we do: “ I watched this game and listened as the color drained from the coach’s voice. As the loss is realized.” wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

Closing out (finally!) our latest issue with an absolute banger from the great @madelinesneed! “When I walk into Minute Maid Park or turn on the local broadcast, I’m still Madeline, but I’m also, more than anything, an Astros fan.” wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-3-n…

While we take a breather, there won’t be a football issue next month. In the meantime, revisit some of our past issues! Watch football! Write more killer stuff that needs to be in the world (because it does!), and enjoy Luka’s greatness! youtu.be/ZMWcqpLVc10?si…

kate wehwalt there's W&S Quarterly which exclusively publishes sports fiction/poems/essays (yes I'm doing self-promo here by linking to an essay of mine that they published) wasquarterly.com/sports/vol-2-n…