- Playing
- Woody Allen vs. Mean Joe Green
- From
- Graham Shelby
At 15, Graham Shelby has grown to about six-four and over two hundred pounds. That growth spurt has changed how people look at him, but not how he looks at himself. He joins the football team in hopes of toughening up his inner child, but things don't work out the way he planned.
More from Graham Shelby
Tim O' Brien on war stories: "There's something that endures."
(03:32)
From: Graham Shelby
Memorial Day can be tough for veterans - especially those who've served in combat. For some, the tributes and ceremonies exacerbate their struggle to resolve memories of war. ...
Shakespeare Behind Bars
(03:37)
From: Graham Shelby
So a man commits a crime. A terrible crime. He's caught, tried, sentenced and locked up. Then what? What do the rest of us want from the roughly two million inmates currently ...
An Unpredictable Business
(06:20)
From: Graham Shelby
An itinerant worker reflects on the ups and downs of his chosen profession: Teaching writing workshops in elementary schools.
A Veteran's Son Goes to Vietnam
(07:10)
From: Graham Shelby
Writer Graham Shelby grew up wondering what had happened to his father in Vietnam. Just after graduating from college in 1994, Graham went to find out. Among his most ...
When You're a JET...(Voxpop)
(01:43)
From: Graham Shelby
Just hours before leaving the U.S., some young Americans talk about their hopes, their fears and their reasons for accepting the risks associated with moving to Japan to work ...
Interview with Fred Newman
(08:48)
From: Graham Shelby
Sound effects artist Fred Newman is an integral part of A Prairie Home Companion. In this interview, Fred talks about his roots, his partnership with Garrison Keillor and how ...
My Hero
(07:15)
From: Graham Shelby
In the '80s,a boy who aspires to be a super-hero enters junior high school and encounters his very own super-villains: a group of ninth-grade girls who have different ambitions.
Diamond Day
(06:54)
From: Graham Shelby
Tradition or cliche? Free tickets to a father-son baseball game lead writer Graham Shelby to question his attitude towards the national passtime and the value of things we ...
Planet Buddy
(07:00)
From: Graham Shelby
Buddy was a sixteen-year-old bad boy who was experimenting with being good. I'd been a good boy my whole life and was ready to try being bad. Then I went on a field trip to ...
At the Humana Festival, the Playwright's the Thing
(03:10)
From: Graham Shelby
The Humana Festival of New American plays is to theatre what Sundance is to film or SXSW is to music. For 35 years, the festival has focused on giving playwrights their due.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
At 15, Graham Shelby has grown to about six-four and over two hundred pounds. That growth spurt has changed how people look at him, but not how he looks at himself. He joins the football team in hopes of toughening up his inner child, but things don't work out the way he planned.
Broadcast History
Recorded live in Louisville, Kentucky in 2010 and broadcast on WFPK-FM on the program Kentucky Homefront.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:It's time once again for football. From Pop Warner to the NFL, players are putting on their helmets and cleats and getting ready to take the field. Back in the day, writer Graham Shelby was one such player, for a while anyway. He loved the game and when he grew tall enough, he decided to join his high school team. That, he says, was his first mistake.
OUTRO:Graham Shelby comes to us from Louisville,
Kentucky, where he writes, watches football and raises triplet sons, none of whom have shown any interest in their dad's favorite sport.
Related Website
Of 1 purchasers of this piece...
- 1 also bought:Letter from the Dead (03:19)
- 1 also bought:
- 1 also bought:
Porkchop (:30) - 1 also bought:
- 1 also bought:
