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Steve McPherson

Steve McPherson

Kobe Bryant, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the Anxiety of Influence

“Don’t you know that maps / can’t be drawn in a day” — Parts & Labor

Jan 7, 2020

Jan 7, 2020

Steve McPherson

When the Pin Hits the Shell

In the immediate aftermath of someone breaking up with you — and by immediate I mean like 25 to 30 seconds — there’s actually a palpable…

Aug 7, 2019

Aug 7, 2019

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Living in Sunny Day’s Real Estate

In Circles, a tribute to Sunny Day Real Estate, plays our first show on Saturday, November 3 at Mortimer’s in Uptown. I took some time to…

Oct 12, 2018

Living in Sunny Day’s Real Estate

Oct 12, 2018

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Life, the Pooh-niverse and Everything

If you can somehow get your young child interested in classic Winnie the Pooh by whatever slim alchemy parents have available to influence…

Jun 19, 2018

Life, the Pooh-niverse and Everything

Jun 19, 2018

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How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — J.J. Redick

In 2016, I started collecting material for what I envisioned would be a book on — for lack of a better term — journeymen and glue guys in…

Jan 30, 2018

How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — J.J. Redick

Jan 30, 2018

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How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — Mike Dunleavy

In 2016, I started collecting material for what I envisioned would be a book on — for lack of a better term — journeymen and glue guys in…

Jan 23, 2018

How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — Mike Dunleavy

Jan 23, 2018

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How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — Shane Battier

In 2016, I started collecting material for what I envisioned would be a book on — for lack of a better term — journeymen and glue guys in…

Jan 22, 2018

How to Stick: Journeymen, Legos and Glue Guys in the NBA — Shane Battier

Jan 22, 2018

Steve McPherson

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.

Without her, you would not have set out.

Apr 29, 2017

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.

Apr 29, 2017

Steve McPherson

Brave and Happy

I am not a parenting expert. Comparatively speaking, I have experienced relatively good times as a father: my two-and-a-half-year-old…

Dec 1, 2016

Brave and Happy

Dec 1, 2016

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Festival Peak

“We had good times and we had bad times, but we had times.” —Steve Dunne, Singles

The last complete song — music and lyrics — that I wrote is called “Streetlights Out,” and I wrote it 13 years ago. It was the summer of…

Aug 4, 2016

“We had good times and we had bad times, but we had times.” —Steve Dunne, Singles

Aug 4, 2016

Steve McPherson

Steve McPherson

Formerly: Rolling Stone / Grantland / ESPN / Elsewhere / Still nice with the verbs / steven.mcpherson[at]gmail[dot]com

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