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In Where’s Bobbi Fischer? I dig around to try to understand why there are so few top-ranked chess players.  This article evolved in a really interesting way.  Last fall I wrote about board games for the Atlantic.  While researching that article I met a woman who runs a board game lab (Mary Flanagan – she’s aContinue reading “The story behind “Where’s Bobbi Fischer?””

Happy pub day!  My e-book THE EDGE OF NORMAL is now available from Amazon.  Writing this was a writing experience unlike any other I’ve had to date.  When my daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition I furiously took notes and wrote down what I was feeling every minute of every day.  It was theContinue reading “My new e-book: The Edge of Normal”

Beyond the Vacuum Cleaner.

About a year and a half ago I was in spin class, where I think all my great thoughts, and I began reflecting back on my life.  I’d turned 41 earlier that year, which prompted a wave of self-reflection, some mild panic, appreciation for all I have in my life, and resentment and self-loathing forContinue reading “The Ambition Interviews”