Behind the Scenes: Why Write About Football?

There’s a saying among authors to write what you know. This means to start with a subject or emotion you know well enough to communicate clearly to readers. Personally, I know about being a nerdy wallflower growing up, teaching high school, raising a child with special needs, working in a restaurant, being backstage for a theater production, … and I know football.

Not only did I grow up playing football with the boys at recess and then my dad and brothers while waiting for the Thanksgiving tu...