Tag: Broncos Country Let's Write

A Football Story For The Galaxy

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For the last decade I've been wanting to write a novel that takes place in the stars that make up Orion's Belt. It started because I used to look for the constellation at night as a way to enjoy nostalgic memories and wonder if there were people there staring at

My brain is rotting in confinement

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About six weeks ago I badly injured my back and have been forced to spend almost all of my time in bed, as even sitting for extended periods of time is untenable. Physical therapy starts soon. I'm lucky nothing is broken, and that the damage will heal. For now, though,

The Broncos are on Bye and so is my Heart

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In 2009, my favorite band broke up. The Barenaked Ladies were fun enough on the radio but I actually found a lot of weird and impactful music when I dug into their discography as a high schooler. Their breakup was disappointing, sure, but what struck me horrified was that even

47 Wide Right

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Earlier eras of football history saw reckless intervention by alien forces. As time progressed, though, subtler and subtler methods were used by the planetary interlopers. By the start of the 1990s, technology was getting better, documentation more ubiquitous. The greys began to leverage comparatively sophisticated measures for altering the outcomes

Bud Grant Could Have Saved Us

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Gerald Ford became president of the United States of America in 1974, and for Vikings fans who have made the effort to understand their history, he is a much hated figure. Gerald Ford, of course, is the only president who was never elected to his office, having replaced Nixon's VP

Our heroes, or theirs?

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They arrived quietly. It wasn’t hard to do, we were barely banging sticks and rocks together at the time. Their built-to-purpose spacecraft landed effortlessly on the surface of the ocean, settling eventually at a depth we would not be able to reach for centuries. It was from this vantage that

Chapter 5: Alive in Dove Valley

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[chapter 1] [chapter 2] [chapter 3] [chapter 4]   Russell Wilson awoke to the sound of Sports Center. Clean white sheets and sanitary plastic bed-rails enshrined him. He heard the sound of his daughter enjoying a game on her iPad, and his wife trying not to argue with a nurse. An oxygen mask sat snugly

Chapter 4: Beneath Dove Valley

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[chapter 1] [chapter 2] [chapter 3] ---------- Russell Wilson awoke to the sensation of dripping water. As his hands searched for purchase on the slick stone floor, they scraped across several crusty pores and sharp cracks in the uneven surface. He picked himself up slowly, stifling a cough and begging for relief from his

Chapter 3: Dove Valley Elementary

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[chapter 1] [chapter 2] ---------- The school's front doors weren't supposed to be unlocked, but they opened freely at Russell Wilson's touch. The heavy metal doors clacked closed as the QB found himself alone in the atrium of Dove Valley Elementary. Though it was a lively place during the day, the charm and

Chapter 2: Searching Dove Valley

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[chapter 1] ---------- The pale glow of the parking lot's fluorescent light poles grew in the distance as Russell Wilson approached. Their brightness overpowered the dim trail markers that had illuminated his way through the golf course's carefully maintained copse of aspen. The lot's empty spaces, each traced with care by crisp