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My Daughter’s Big Father’s Day Catch

Thirty years later, I finally got my ‘first ballgame with my dad’ moment — with my daughter.

5 min readJan 22, 2024

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A 5 a.m. Drive, a Missed Goal, and the Hug That Made It All Worthwhile

An overextended baseball coach makes time to be there for his daughter

6 min readFeb 1, 2024

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A little red-headed girl, age 11, in a blue field hockey uniform, posing for a picture on the field.

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How I Found My Lost Inner Child in Cooperstown

I lived in the wild with a baseball team of 12-year-olds for a week — and became one of them.

5 min readFeb 2, 2024

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A 12-year-old baseball player stands alone on the infield grass in the rain.

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Absurdly Expensive Youth Baseball Is Eliminating ‘National’ From the National Pastime

Young African-American athletes are being priced out of the game and are being disenfranchised in the process.

6 min readJan 20, 2024

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We need to find a way to make baseball more affordable to all demographics. A bunch of white players on a baseball field.

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Leading My High School Baseball Team from Worst to First

Good coaching, team culture, and a true David vs. Goliath story

8 min readApr 4, 2024

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Author (far right) with his mighty and beloved St. Mary’s Junior Varsity Saints.

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My Family’s Four-Year Cavalcade of Disastrous European Misadventures

Far from amusing then, they’re my most cherished memories now.

8 min readApr 3, 2024

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A young girl pushes her 5-year-old brother in a stroller in the waterfront area of Cadiz, Spain.

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New Writers Welcome

Seven Boosts My First Two Months!

The secrets to my early success are surprisingly simple.

4 min readMar 20, 2024

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I Had Thanksgiving in Guantanamo Bay and Visited a Brothel in Curaçao

No, I didn’t partake. But my Coast Guard Caribbean experience was…unusual.

8 min readMar 18, 2024

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Vibrant pastel-colored buildings lined the harbor in Willemstad, Curaçao.

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I Crossed the Atlantic on a Tall Ship, Navigating by the Stars

It wasn’t your average college freshman summer break.

8 min readMar 13, 2024

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A large three-masted U.S. Coast Guard sailing ship is under full sail on the high seas.

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The Cold War Nearly Broke Gen X

A childhood infused with constant terror can have that effect.

3 min readMar 6, 2024

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A fallout shelter sign is posted on the side of a brick building.

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Chad Harvey

Chad Harvey

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Editor of The New and Revived Poets Society. Baseball coach, military veteran, husband, and father of teenagers. Feel free to reach me at crharvey76@yahoo.com.

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