What to Read When You’re Seeking a Family of Choice
J. Ryan Stradal shares a reading list to celebrate his forthcoming novel, THE LAGER QUEEN OF MINNESOTA.
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J. Ryan Stradal
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J. Ryan Stradal is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest and the forthcoming The Lager Queen of Minnesota. His shorter writing has appeared in Hobart, the Wall Street Journal, Granta, the Guardian, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among other places.
A Super Bowl Preview for People Who Don’t Know Football (2015 Edition)
Like an all-night rager in the apartment upstairs or a crying infant on a red-eye, the Super Bowl is one of those ineluctable public occurrences that’s seemingly impossible to stop and difficult to ignore.
Fantasy Football for Poets: Dispatch #2
“You want your cup to overflow,” he said. “My cup is causing a flood.”
Fantasy Football for Poets: Dispatch #1
I’m not supposed to be an NFL fan. I like writing, books, wine, condiments, ambient music, and US Presidents.
The Rumpus Interview with Jim Ruland
Forest of Fortune author Jim Ruland discusses his new novel, gambling addiction, and what happens behind the scenes at the casino.
A Super Bowl Preview for People Who Don’t Know Football (2014 Edition)
If you don't watch football but might be forced to watch the Super Bowl, this may help.
Fantasy Football for Poets, Week 13
In this column, J. Ryan Stradal examines complex issues of the NFL and brings you original interviews.
Fantasy Football for Poets, Week 12
I’m writing about three players who have all quit America’s most popular and visible sport mid-season. Their reasons for quitting are as different as their trajectories, but in each of them, there are shards of a much larger and tragic American story.
Fantasy Football for Poets: Week 11
What breaks my heart both as a Vikings fan and a human being is that, in spite of all this, I kind of like Mike Ditka.
Fantasy Football For Poets: Week Ten
That day, Jonathan was the last one, and this time, the ritual made the young second-year player snap. He threw his cafeteria tray to the ground, left team facilities, and has never returned..
Fantasy Football For Poets: Week 9
“Okay, what would your children want me to do?” asked head trainer Paul Sparling. “Take care of daddy?”
Fantasy Football for Poets: Week 8
No one knew it was a torn ACL, which means that Reggie’s incredible 189-game streak is over, his season is over, and perhaps even, at his age, his thirteen-year career is over.