Return to Main Page Eric Angevine: In Print   I'm not usually a lad's mag writer, but my buddy Rick Paulas became editor at TSB Magazine, and invited me to play along. Thus begat Topical Cream: the stuff that floats to the top of the Internet - a Friday zeitgeist column. Trailer Life recently added my article titled "Falling for Upstate New York" to their webpage. I loved having the chance to provide the photographs and the narrative on this one. My first full-length editing job was a dream gig for me. I hired a staff and wrote several articles for Jayhawk Tip-Off, a Maple Street Press product. This is the first all-Jayhawks preseason annual that I am aware of, and I'm very proud and excited to be the creator of the bookazine. My latest for Blue Ridge Outdoors posted recently - Don't Call it a Comeback: Disease-Resistant Chestnuts Return  Ty Cobb's Diary. Photo by Eric Angevine "Baseball Buffs Heaven" - Baseball America. October 2009. For one brief, glorious season, I wrote many of the College Basketball Closer posts at Deadspin. Read the archives. Most of my published writing falls into one of two categories: sports or travel. In some cases, however, those two interests come together, as in this article about the joys of minor league baseball, written for RV enthusiasts who might just be passing through the state. This excerpt comes from the March edition of Camperways magazine, published by Woodall's.   Baseball holds a unique place in American culture. Soccer is more popular worldwide, and football and basketball have dominated the televised era of sports, but nothing is quite so ubiquitous in this country as is baseball. It is a staple sport in high school, and more and more it seems as if every town of any size has a minor-league baseball team as well. The 175 official minor-league franchises brought in a record 42.6 million fans in 2007. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, one is rarely more than a two-hour drive from the classic American sporting experience of a day at the ballpark. There are eight stadiums within the borders of the state, each unique and charming it its own way. As you're passing through, treat yourself to a helping of southern charm, courtesy of our nation's pastime. A similar piece ran on the website for ESPN: the Magazine on April 4, 2008: Forget the Alamo suggests sports-related adventures for basketball fans who might need to kill time between Final Four events in San Antonio. My column for the website of ESPN: the Magazine was called The Auction Block - It's about the niche sports memorabilia has carved out on the internet. I was honored with a retrospective "clip reel" after my first two months, courtesy of my friend and editor Ted Bauer: Clip Reel: eBay [ESPN Archives] An excellent regional magazine known as Blue Ridge Outdoors has started printing some interviews I've done with local musicians. Schnitzel: I love being able to do this. I stumbled across the well-crafted roots rock of Richmond-based Schnitzel a while back and felt that more people should know about them. So I connected with songwriter and vocalist Jim O'Brien and here it is. Cephas & Wiggins: Shortly after this piece ran, John Cephas passed away. I first heard him and Phil Wiggins play their Piedmont-style blues on a visit to LA, of all places, more than a decade ago. As far as I'm concerned, their albums are national treasures. Off To A Good Start - Old Dominion Alumni Magazine - A profile of my friend (and fellow ODU Alum) Steve Lilly, who is helping preserve the open spaces of Oregon from overdevelopment. Return to Main Page