Perseverance

“Sometimes I wonder if this is all in my head, just a crutch to make me feel better.” My brother dug his toes in the dirt as we walked, the sun going down and kissing the top of the lake in [...]

Duke brings his voice down to a whisper and quietly tells Apollo, “….he’s all wrong for us, baby.” Apollo snorts and avoids Duke’s eyes. “I saw you beat that man…..like I never saw no man [...]

If I had to imagine what hell would be like, I think it might be similar to driving through Southern New Mexico and Arizona in the heat of August without air conditioning. If you have not [...]

I remember seeing the woman round the corner slowly and painfully and thinking to myself–thank God that isn’t me. I had cups of water and Gatorade in each hand, lending them to runners as [...]

My whole body was shaking. My fingers were numb, my wet clothes chilling me to the bone. I sat with my legs dangling over the edge of a rock face, staring down about 20 feet to a swirling pool of [...]

My brother Alex is passed out on the living room floor. His hair is a frizzy tangle sitting on the top of his head, his arms behind him like his body froze and he fell face-first into the carpet [...]

My friend laughed in my face. “But seriously…what do you really want to do?” He took a swig of his beer and patiently waited for the response he imagined was coming. “I am serious! I want to be a [...]

The gym is a fascinating place during the month of January each year. Recently I enjoyed watching a young man use one of the machines in the gym like he was trying to start a lawnmower and jerk [...]

August Burns Red wasn’t my first experience with a band; I had actually started bands when I was around fifteen years old. My first concert was a Strike Anywhere show in a hole-in-the-wall [...]

It was game seven for the Bruins against the Canadiens. And we hate the Canadiens.  It also happens to be the longest running rivalry in professional sports history. So you can imagine the [...]