Amy Bass
Abdi H. Scores One Goal
In his final preparations for his penalty kick, Abdi H. bent over and touched the ball one last time, looking at it resting before his...
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Amy Bass
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
We Got A Dog
I know, I know -- it's cliche, right? A pandemic puppy? Not only that, we waited until we were vaccinated, all ready to get out and...
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Amy Bass
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Art for Art's Sake
As I started my adventure writing ONE GOAL, I did what might be considered a rather unorthodox thing. In the midst of researching and...
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Amy Bass
- Dec 21, 2020
- 5 min
A Few of My Favorite Things: 2020
Silver white winters that melt into springs…These are a few of my favorite things Throughout 2020, a sameness has permeated most days…if...
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Amy Bass
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
A Year in Review: Sticking to Sports
"In the wake of a year of devastating loss, loss that has permeated every inch of our being, sticking to sports will tell us what we need...
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Amy Bass
- Oct 30, 2020
- 5 min
The Passing of Travis Roy
When writer Justin Pelletier, one of the best voices in New England sports, shared his beautiful piece on the passing of Travis Roy with...
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Amy Bass
- Sep 28, 2020
- 2 min
When Justice Dies
The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg felt like a punch to the gut, a moment in which all oxygen left our air, all sense left our world. ...
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Amy Bass
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Struggles We Choose
In one of the many pieces I've written about Tommie Smith -- and I'm currently working on another one -- I thought long and hard about...
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Amy Bass
- Jul 13, 2020
- 5 min
The Primacy of the Liberal Arts: Keeping Students Together...When Apart
The following is a longer version of my oped for The Hechinger Report, entitled "As the coronavirus drives students apart, one college...
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Amy Bass
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
Strange Days
Living near the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak, migrating all of my classes into online curriculum for remote learning, and trying to...
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Amy Bass
- Nov 6, 2019
- 4 min
When Lewiston Wins....
I love Election Day. I always have. To be able to vote, understanding what so many people have done before me to make sure I can and to...
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Amy Bass
- Sep 15, 2019
- 4 min
Having Welcome: A Plea for Jamal
Abdikadir Negeye’s story does a lot of work in ONE GOAL. Unlike so many of the players on the soccer team at the center of the book, he...
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Amy Bass
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
What Do I Know of Cricket?
When I found myself in Bermuda during the island's Cup Match holiday -- a national holiday in which the entire country shuts down for...
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Amy Bass
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
THE STINKING ROSE
I haven't written in verse in a long time -- I am mad crazy in love with poetry, but I left it behind long ago for non-fiction. I read...
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Amy Bass
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Back to Bates, Back to Lewiston
Three years ago, I had split loyalties at my college reunion. I was in the middle of researching and writing ONE GOAL, so I was spending...
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Amy Bass
- May 27, 2019
- 4 min
Let's Go Mets
I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah,...
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Amy Bass
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
March Madness
The last days of February saw the paperback publication of ONE GOAL and with it, a fun social media giveaway (Congrats, Bri!) and a...
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Amy Bass
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
The Andro Stars
Just about a year ago, I had the thrill of doing a "Quaz" with New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman (whose Football for a Buck...
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Amy Bass
- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
Living A Thank You
I saved Michelle Obama's Becoming for my trip to Maine to take part in Lewiston's "InspirED" professional development day for educators. ...
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Amy Bass
- Jan 4, 2019
- 2 min
The Year in Review: a top 10
I kind of dig year end lists – best books, best films, best sports moments (love those highlight reels!), best photographs, and so on. So...
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