Baseball Nostalgia and Baseball Fiction

✨THINGS THAT HAVE MOST AFFECTED MY LIFE✨My parents & familyMy husband and kidsHigh school & collegeWorking in baseballBeing a teacherFriendships.✨THINGS THAT HAVE MOST AFFECTED MY STORYTELLING✨Broken lovesGrandmothersLife in baseballRelationships (good & bad)Losing people we loveMaryland’s beauty . BLACKBIRDS PARK is the fictional version of Camden Yards in my novel entitled Baseball Girl. I worked at… Read More Baseball Nostalgia and Baseball Fiction

May 17, 2020May 18, 2020 Steph's Scribe1 Comment

The Slump: A Short Story in the Absence of Baseball for Fiction Friday

What I’m sharing today, in the absence of Opening Day for Major League Baseball, is a short story I wrote about a ballplayer in a slump. Working in baseball, we saw a lot of slumps, from top-tier players to rookies. I’m not sure when or why this short story popped into my head, but I’m… Read More The Slump: A Short Story in the Absence of Baseball for Fiction Friday

March 27, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Love and The Orioles

* My husband and I met while working in the front office for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards back in the 90s. Many of you know this story, or may have heard it once or twice before here on Steph’s Scribe. But now the story has come full circle. My husband left the club… Read More Love and The Orioles

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Steph's Scribe3 Comments

And Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson

Yesterday, we learned that Orioles great and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson had passed away. He was 83. I was lucky enough to get to know Frank during my time at the Orioles. His humor, willingness to be helpful, and energy was a positive force within the Orioles organization. When you learn someone has passed… Read More And Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson

February 8, 2019February 10, 2019 Steph's Scribe1 Comment

Writing About Baseball: The Slump from The Postcard & Other Short Stories

I’ll always have a little bit of baseball in my soul, even all these years later after having worked for the Orioles. The truth is, I grew up in baseball. I did. From the age of 19 through my early 30s, I learned so much from working for the Baltimore Orioles organization. That experience molded… Read More Writing About Baseball: The Slump from The Postcard & Other Short Stories

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Steph's Scribe4 Comments

Book Launch – Day Two Promo

It’s been over 24 hours since the book launch, and since then, I’ve heard words of congratulations, encouragement, and a few people who say I inspire them to tackle their own writing projects. These sentiments couldn’t make me happier. I hope I’ve inspired others to write and publish. That makes my day! Because there are… Read More Book Launch – Day Two Promo

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 Steph's Scribe2 Comments

Thoughts on Missing Working in Baseball

It’s a question I get asked a lot. “Do you miss working in baseball?” Students ask me this often; then they ask what it was like to work in baseball, in sports, for a Major League baseball team. I have often blogged about how working in baseball changed my life in so many ways. I… Read More Thoughts on Missing Working in Baseball

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 Steph's Scribe2 Comments

Back at Camden Yards, Pangs of Nostalgia and Thankfulness

* This morning I took a ride to Camden Yards. It was surreal—like going back in time to the commute I did for many years from 1992 through 1998 when I was a full-time employee of the ballclub. (Prior to that, beginning in 1985, I commuted to old Memorial Stadium). I had to pick up… Read More Back at Camden Yards, Pangs of Nostalgia and Thankfulness

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Endorsements for Baseball Girl

Today, I’d like to thank Dr. Charles Steinberg of the Boston Red Sox and Jack Magnus of Readers Favorite for their kind commentary about Baseball Girl. Dr. Steinberg endorsed the book, which you can see showcased on the new cover, and Jack Magnus gave it a 5-Star Review. As for sales of this independent novel,… Read More Endorsements for Baseball Girl

July 14, 2015October 6, 2015 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Stories I Left Out of Baseball Girl

* * * The book’s been out for over two months now. The typical questions I get are as follows: 1) How true is this story? 2) Did you marry a reporter? 3) Did you date a ballplayer? 4) Did all these things happen to you? People are always fascinated by writers and where they… Read More Stories I Left Out of Baseball Girl

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

It’s Not Bragging. It’s Marketing.

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and if you don’t toot your own horn now and then, you will get buried in the monstrous pile of authors who are all doing the same thing you are doing. The life of an independent author is not a glamorous one, unless of course, you are Amanda Hocking.… Read More It’s Not Bragging. It’s Marketing.

May 13, 2015October 6, 2015 Steph's Scribe2 Comments

Baseball Girl Receives Some Hometown Press in Annapolis

Thanks to my friend Tim Thomas, writer Sarah Hainesworth, and photographer Paul Gillespie at The Annapolis Capital for running this great feature story on Baseball Girl in Sunday’s Life section. I’m so happy they were willing to get the word out about my second novel. Thanks for the support! Click here to read the article… Read More Baseball Girl Receives Some Hometown Press in Annapolis

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 Steph's Scribe1 Comment

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