May 4th, 2031 The Shores of Lake Superior, Duluth MN “Really not much of a choice, Ricky.” Ricky McCoy sat next to his former boss on a newly-installed wooden bench, eyes out over the lake. He was leaning forward—green tie drooping toward the uneven pavement of the old pier-side walk. He looked over to Jason […]
Saving Throw, Part I “I’m standing at the warning track, left-center field.” Ricky McCoy sat awkwardly, one foot over the opposite knee, one hand below his chin and the other methodically rapping the armrest. He sat in a small and sparse office space, the Duluth skyline revealing a very distant Doyle Buhl Stadium against the […]
INTERLAKE REGISTER: GREAT LAKES UPDATE Anderson Dupris, Contribitor The symbol of Warrior Nation is entering the 2030s. In a scheduled press conference, GM Ricky McCoy announced the launch of a new branding campaign, focused on “maintaining the legacy” of the organization in a “stylish, appealing” medium. “When I met with the branding firm last […]
Three Weeks Earlier Arne Bong Foundation Building, Superior Street Duluth, MN Ricky McCoy smoothed out his green tie, one methodical hand after the other, his knee bouncing as he watched a pair of angel fish dart around a chique aquarium display in the center of the large lobby. The wall beyond the reception desk […]
“There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.” –William Shakespeare, Henry V March 4th “What a godforsaken shithole.” Lieutenant Michael “Chick” Jones inhaled and shot a salvo of spent sunflower seeds across the dugout, leaning back with his arms folded across his tattered Duluth jersey. He was a big guy—maybe […]
Bells, Part III “I go and it is done. The bell invites me.” –William Shakespeare, Macbeth They arrived at the entrance to Tania’s apartment—near the water—about half a mile from the stadium. A shrouded cumulus loomed over the city like an old enemy, and somewhere off the coast a freighter blasted two long, somber […]
Bells, Part II “I go and it is done. The bell invites me.” –William Shakespeare, Macbeth “The Japanese are taking over,” James McCoy explained as the three arrived beneath the vintage patio overhangs of The Sentinel, still wet from an earlier downpour that had since drifted eastward into open water. Pressing his lips, Ricky […]
Bells, Part I “I go and it is done. The bell invites me.” –William Shakespeare, Macbeth June 16th, 2029 Duluth International Airport, Concourse B He stood in the musty concourse of Duluth International, scratching at his stubble, blinking away the vestige of an imbibed night spent studying the rain over Lake Superior. He wore a […]
A Little Dream “All days are nights to see till I see thee/And nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.” –William Shakespeare, Sonnet 43, 13-14 He dropped the ice into the tumbler like so many bells, one after the other, and the bourbon lifted them well above four fingers in the evening glow […]
A DAY FOR BASEBALL CHAPTER ONE: 2029 “Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means, Time held me green and dying Though I sang in my chains like the sea.” —Dylan Thomas, Fern Hill Year One: May 11th, 2029 Doyle Buhl Stadium Section 339 Row 12 Duluth Warriors […]
