It Don’t Cost Nothing to be Nice — A Bear Bryant Story

I write regularly about moments and how seemingly ordinary occurrences can cause waves that ripple into lives beyond our own. We never know when or how or even if any one moment will leave a lasting impression that changes the course…

Did Rob Lytle Invent the Zone Read?

It has taken twenty years, but the NFL appears poised to finally realize the offensive revolution that my 4th grade flag football team experienced when my dad assumed the coaching whistle for our team.

When I Discovered Pornography

This Wednesday, November 20, marks the three-year anniversary of Dad’s death. As a tribute to his memory, I will share two stories this week — one that I wrote and another that a member of the Denver Bronco community penned after Dad passed. The tales, while different…

Why She Smokes Cigarettes

In May, I had ideas for two short stores: Why She Smokes Cigarettes and The Girl in the Purple Boots. As with most things, these stories began as internal emotions that poked and prodded at me until I finally put them into words in a story. I spilled a few gallons of red ink into…

F**k It, Ain’t Time to Quit: My Letter to Kobe Bryant

Dear Kobe,

Just to set the record straight, I never played pro sports. To consider myself a “has been” would be a compliment; I’m barely a “never was.” I hobbled through two and a half injury-plagued seasons of…

Pride Comes Before the Fall

Proverbs says that pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall, but I’m confident that neither the prophets of the Old Testament nor Jesus himself ever learned this lesson firsthand by launching a Chevy Trailblazer through the front glass of a gas station…