I once knew a boy who adored Hank Aaron. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and I’m not about to argue about anything regarding sports, but this boy’s admiration was intriguing given the fact that Aaron wasn’t playing baseball anymore. Most people were talking about Frank Thomas or Sammy Sosa (at least, if you were growing up where I grew up). Not this kid.
I hadn’t thought about the in-between class conversations, or even the Saturday night random facts he’d shoot off about Aaron until the end of January when I learned Hank Aaron died.
Everything I write begins with a question, and so I started writing the next chapter of my fiction project wondering whether I could weave Hank Aaron into my story with Charlie and Carter. You can read Chapter 5 today. Chapter 6, “The Hank Aaron Party,” will be published on Tuesday.
(The photo is my fiction bulletin board where I collect all my notes and ideas for the story I am writing. I have one for The Hobbit, too. This is in my new Writing Room. More pictures coming soon.)
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