A letter to the gridiron deities from dejected Detroit Lions fansJanuary 20, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDear Football Gods, We, the people of Detroit, come before you with a simple question: Why ...Read More
Detroit Lions’ dream ends with an improbable defeat in playoffsJanuary 19, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, SportsDreams, the poets warn, are fragile things, torn apart like butterfly wings. You could hear the first cries of ...Read More
With knockdowns in the past, Lions’ Jared Goff is back on center stageJanuary 17, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThis is a story about the biggest athlete in town, yet the most personal thing most people know about him is his ...Read More
Wildfire or earthquake, what comes after a disaster is criticalJanuary 12, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhat devastation looks like. Cinder. Ash. Choking air. Burnt and lonely beams where houses used to stand. ...Read More
Detroit Lions’ defense shows trademark grit en route to NFC’s No. 1 seedJanuary 6, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThey protected the end zone as if their wives and children were hiding beneath it. Time after time, the Vikings ...Read More
Dan Campbell’s roots helped make him Detroit Lions saviorJanuary 5, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThe fire inside began in grade school, when his little Texas town organized a basketball tournament. Teams of kids ...Read More
Christmas denied to Haitian kids who can’t get into their countryDecember 22, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressOne wanted to brag about his grades. One wanted to talk about his soccer team. One, if we’re being honest, wanted ...Read More
Don’t let political pardons taint the idea of forgivenessDecember 15, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressNo one messes up a fine idea worse than the government. Prohibition. The War on Drugs. Welfare. COVID payments. ...Read More