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The Last Time I'll Read This
It's time to let go of ONE GOAL. The last set of page proofs -- they're called "second pass" proofs -- are due back to my publisher. ...

Amy Bass
Nov 6, 20172 min read
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I'm No Liar
I bring up the fact that I've been saying since early September that Lewiston soccer would go all the way this year not because I'm a...

Amy Bass
Nov 4, 20172 min read
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Maulid
I first met Maulid in a hallway outside the cafeteria at Lewiston High School, halfway through a day of following Coach McGraw around as...

Amy Bass
Nov 2, 20172 min read
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Go Devils
All fall, I used the eyes and ears of those in Maine to follow what was going on with the Blue Devils. It felt strange, not being there....

Amy Bass
Nov 1, 20172 min read
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The Five Finger Test
I've had the privilege of working for NBC Sports across eight Olympic Games. In my role in the Research Room -- the so-called "Brain of...

Amy Bass
Oct 29, 20172 min read
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Play Golf Like a Girl
When Emily Nash, a junior at Lunenburg High School, shot a 3-over 75 to win the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys' golf tournament...

Amy Bass
Oct 26, 20172 min read
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Now Read This
Depending on your gumption, promoting a book can be a lot of fun, or absolute torture. I often tell my graduate writing students that...

Amy Bass
Oct 25, 20172 min read
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Play Like a Girl
There's a sports clip that's gone viral, and I can't stop watching it. It's got nothing to do with the Astros beating down on the...

Amy Bass
Oct 23, 20171 min read
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Why Don't You Write About This?
From the moment Colin Kaepernick sat down, the question came: why don't you write about this? I don't take this question for granted --...

Amy Bass
Oct 20, 20171 min read
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The Battle of the Bridge
Lewiston won last night. I wanted to be there, but logistics, work, and a not-so-common cold kept me in New York while the Blue Devils...

Amy Bass
Oct 18, 20171 min read
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Being a Hero
I finally met Tommie Smith years after I published a book about him. The book, my first, Not the Triumph but the Struggle, wasn't an...

Amy Bass
Oct 17, 20171 min read
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Getting all gussied up
That unnerving moment when a stylist goes through your closet. In the back of my head, I knew it had been a while since I'd had a book...

Amy Bass
Oct 13, 20171 min read
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