Turn Out the Lights

In the fall of 1992, my father drove me to a nondescript computer store in Alpharetta, Georgia and changed my life.…

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I've played video games as 7-foot-centers and hulking first basemen, I've probably pitched to or hit against the…

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The first time I started to tear up a bit, I'd only been playing for two hours.

Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun