By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay)3 Confound it. Suffering succotash. Great Caesar’s Ghost. Wee-doggie. Someone has hacked my main Facebook. Bearing the name of someone with whom I went to school some 50-some-odd years ago, she – it could be a he posing as a she – has been messaging people and claiming (he, she, quite likely …
When Jim Ed rocked the graveyard
By MONTE DUTTON Fenway Park, Boston (Pixabay photo) When Clinton High nailed down the Class 3A state baseball championship on May 23, I wrote the 5-4 victory over Hanahan was played in front of the largest crowd I’d ever seen for a high-school baseball game, at least in Clinton. This was on my mind for …
A long time ago, at an age far, far away
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Duty called me to Greenwood on Tuesday. Specifically, it called me to the UPS Store to return some equipment to its provider. Options were about equally limited. I could drive to Spartanburg, Simpsonville or Greenwood, all about equidistant. I chose the city across the lake because I’d rather drive a …
Readin,’ writin’ and watchin’
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay) The weekend was uneventful but worthwhile. I spent most of my time writing my next, and 10th, novel, The Graduate Transfer, which doesn’t get italics until it’s published. I already had 19,000 words, but now the 19,000 are different ones (as if most weren’t already). I decided to use the original …
‘Go do that voodoo that you do so well’
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Rules of the sportswritin’ road: If a coach tells you he doesn’t know what his team’s record is, it ain’t good. The truth is seldom more evident than when being vehemently denied. If a ball is placed between two yard-lines, the scoreboard operator will estimate the farther line for the …
Paladins make smooth segue with Curtis hire
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman graphic) I was thinking Thursday night that the best course for Furman women’s basketball would be to promote Pierre Curtis to succeed Jackie Carson as head coach. Completely independent of my thoughts, athletics director Jason Donnelly arrived at the same conclusion. I don’t know Curtis – I’ve exchanged pleasantries, perhaps even …
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The road to Red Devil
By MONTE DUTTON Shortstop Bryce Young throws out a Batesburg-Leesville batter (Monte Dutton photos). The Clinton Junior American Legion Post 56 baseball team has a long name and a long way to go. They’ll get there, though, Batesburg-Leesville Post 7’s 13-12 victory on Wednesday night, notwithstanding. Clinton High JV and assistant varsity coach Peyton Spangler …
Gettin’ by on gettin’ by
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) One of my favorite jokes to tell on myself is: Some of the time I’m a writer, but most of the time I’m just a typist. Right now, most of the time I’m a writer. Let me explain. The late Laurens County Sports and Furman All the Time were …
Victories breed loyalty and contentment
By MONTE DUTTON (Elena Davidson photos) Last season was fantastic. Seldom, if ever, has Furman been better at football and men’s basketball at the same time. As no less an observer than Ronnie Milsap (who is blind) sang, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. It’s amazing such a small area of real estate …
So long, never, never land
(Monte Dutton photo) By MONTE DUTTON The weather outside is lovely. The storm in the Gulf is headed the other way. West Texas, which used to be an unlikely locale, is flooded. For some reason, buildings have been collapsing and trains crashing. God’s will, undoubtedly. I spent some time at the local library making sure …
Nightrider's Lament 