Almost a year ago, I was trying to find a publisher for Empty Seats. No go. I decided to self-publish, with the help of a great editor, a couple of wonderful friends and ultimately the amazing people at Monkfish/Epigraph Publishing in Rhinebeck, New York. It's been a...
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WNYT Story
Thanks to Elaine Houston for a great story that ran on WNYT-TV, Channel 13 in Albany! You can view it here:
Serena at the US Open: Frustration Vs. Officiating
I am a tennis fan. A MAJOR tennis fan. Years ago, the City of Schenectady hosted a sanctioned tennis tournament at Central Park, during which my friends and I had the opportunity to see young tennis players on their way to the US Open. The city had corporate partners...
WNYT Story
It wasn't a dark and stormy night, but instead a hot, humid day when I met with Elaine Houston, an incredible local reporter from WNYT-TV, channel 13, which broadcasts from Albany, NY. We discussed many things, from sportswriting to civil rights, from the role of...
Living Vicariously through A Friend’s Grandson
My grandson and granddaughter played Little League baseball this year, in a short season. I had the chance to watch them play, and it was so much fun. Over the last few days, however, I've been living through the lens of my friend Lynn and her grandson Nolan, who's...
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It’s a novel about baseball–and life.
Three strangers met by chance in 1972 with one thing in common: baseball. They want to become major league baseball players. They were star pitchers on the baseball teams in their respective home towns, and baseball is what brought them together to play for a minor-league team in a remote town in western New York.
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Only a Game!
On August 11, I was a guest on the amazing NPR program, "Only a Game," produced out of WBUR in Boston. Thanks to Karen Given for capturing the essence of the interview we did. Here's the link to the segment:
New Friends: Montreal Expos Alumni
To be honest, I simply didn't know what to expect when I received an invitation to join several alumni from the Montreal Expos baseball team in a charity bowling event in Cooperstown, New York. It's induction weekend, and Vladimir Guerrero is one of the inductees, and...
The Latest Review for “Empty Seats”
I'm pleased to send the latest review for my novel! https://thoughtcrawlers.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/empty-seats-by-wanda-adams-fischer/
The Home Run Derby
It's a spectacle, the annual Home Run Derby, the bashing party that takes place annually on the day before the All-Star Game. Normally, I ignore the slugfest, marked by a bunch of guys who strike out a lot in their regular-season appearances but also hit a bunch of...
Great article from the Cooperstown Crier
Today the Red Sox won against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th inning, thanks to a grand slam by shortstop Xander Bogaerts! Today, I also discovered an article from the Cooperstown Crier that I'd completely missed. Written by Greg Klein who attended my talk at the...
Trip Down Memory Lane
Clean out that junk drawer, she said. You can't even open the drawer without jamming it, she said. Okay, okay. This morning, I decided to clean out one of many junk drawers in my house. Yes, I have many, but this one is where I keep my mailing supplies--big rolls of...
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