The following work was published in mixer magazine, a product of The Daily Reflector geared toward our young professional and college population in Greenville and Pitt County.
Good Sport
For four months, I authored a column called “Good Sport” that provided an outlet for my fandom. They were great fun to write, but I was never confident we gained much traction with it in mixer. Along with Rob Young, mixer editor at the time, we headed in a different direction after a few months.
June 2005:
The divide between good and evil, or the Sox and the Yanks
July 2005:
Earnhardt haunted by Greenville Halloween Trip
August 2005:
Tiger’s 10th title cause for anguish over age
September 2005:
Finally, mercifully, gratefully — college football season is finally here
October 2005:
Please somebody, anybody — sack the groom
Page 9
The next addition to mixer was a series of editorials published on Page 9 of the magazine, affectionately called “The Tao of mixer.” Writing these was a real treat and I think they still hold up years later.
December 2005:
Celebrities — It’s all in the name, baby
The day rock ‘n’ roll saved the world
January 2006:
‘Enter the dragon,’ Greenville
Wax on, wax off, Pat Morita. Wax on, wax off
February 2006:
North Carolina: Keepin’ it real, 24/7
Save the ice caps — we’ll need them for the bourbon
March 2006:
A T-shirt, beads and a lifetime of shame
Dear Paris, leave me alone. Yours truly, America
