![59 Days, 21 States-Laura E. Bailey](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/map-and-hands-for-web.jpg)
59 Days, 21 States-Laura E. Bailey
Memoir: There is a logic, a rhythm, to a well-executed road trip. I’ve been planning this one for years, a manila folder the repository of scraps of paper with scribbled
![Along the Way-Gary Albright](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/canoe-for-web.jpg)
Along the Way-Gary Albright
Memoir: Jim and I had been canoeing through Canada for years and, in fact, Jim had been doing so since he was a child. Every trip to Canada was precious,
![Summertime-Gail B. Frank](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sunglasses-on-towel-for-web.jpg)
Summertime-Gail B. Frank
Essay: Summertime and the livin’ is easy. So the song from Porgy and Bess goes. Even though most of us, like school kids, consider those bookends of Memorial Day and
![Heaven, Take Note-Ellis Conklin](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/neahkahnie-mountain-for-web.jpg)
Heaven, Take Note-Ellis Conklin
Fiction: On the afternoon of June 29, 2051, Ted Falconer, director of the Pearl Sector Homeless Pavilion for the city of Portlandia, stood atop Neakahnie Mountain and stared down on
![All You Need is Glove-Tom Lackaff](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ball-and-mitt-for-web.jpg)
All You Need is Glove-Tom Lackaff
Memoir: I was not an athletic kid by any 7th inning stretch of the imagination. As an only child, I lacked the opportunity to compete in the physical arena on a
![Two Religions-Lorraine Ortiz](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hands-up-for-web.jpg)
Two Religions-Lorraine Ortiz
Memoir: There were two religions in my family, Catholicism and baseball. My Dad was a life-long fanatic of both. Devotion like his came from a deep indoctrination in faith. Faith
![The Ballgame-Julie Young](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stitches-for-web.jpg)
The Ballgame-Julie Young
Memoir: My father played baseball once a year. No glove, no cleats, no practice, but a deep affection for family. On a grassy field he played with brothers, cousins, and
![The Catcher-Marc Johnson](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ball-and-mitt-for-web.jpg)
The Catcher-Marc Johnson
Essay: He is the only one of nine who sees all the game facing forward. If the object is to get home, that is where he plays. He goes by
![Grand Slam-Vera Wildauer](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/max-baseball-pose-blurred.jpg)
Grand Slam-Vera Wildauer
Memoir: I was a rather oblivious mom when it came to my son’s sports events. Especially when it came to Little League. Mainly it was because both the practices and
![Crazed Baseball Moms-Karen West](https://hoffmanarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gang-on-truck-for-web.jpg)
Crazed Baseball Moms-Karen West
Memoir: You know the type. That overbearing baseball mom who shouts through the fence: are you kidding me? when the umpire calls strike three on her precious boy. Or the