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Getting Up When You Fall From the Sky

by Carolyn Wells February 10, 2021October 17, 2022

“Fear coursed through my veins. A horrible metallic taste, worse than bile, rose in my throat. The taste of terror.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

What Hockey Gives and What Hockey Takes Away

by Krista Stevens November 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Hockey is good for the heart and soul, but treacherous for the brain.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Sports

Should Youth Football be Banned?

by Krista Stevens October 2, 2017October 19, 2022

Esquire writer Luke O’Neil recalls playing tackle football as a kid, where “you can hit so hard that you knock yourself out.”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Concussion Chronology: One High School Football Player’s Secret Struggle with CTE

by Krista Stevens January 10, 2017October 19, 2022

At GQ, Reid Forgrave profiles Zac Easter, a former “smashmouth” high school football player who took his own life in the aftermath of suffering five diagnosed concussions during his football career.

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