Author Archives: Austin Gisriel

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About Austin Gisriel

You know the guy that records a baseball game from the West Coast in July and doesn't watch it until January just to see baseball in the winter? That's me. I'm a writer always in search of a good story, baseball or otherwise.

Eating and Sleeping in Bedford

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

A couple of notes leftover from my trip to Bedford three weeks ago:. If you ever travel to Bedford, and I highly recommend that you do, just know that there really aren’t many good restaurants in town. With the exception … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the D-Day Commemoration: There is Hope

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

The National D-Day Memorial and the town of Bedford should be proud of their commemoration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The moving words of D-Day participants, read during the official commemoration on Friday; the presence of many D-Day veterans; … Continue reading →

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A Sentimental Sendoff

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

I went back to the D-Day Memorial one final time last night for the concert given by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. A group of talented musicians led by Terry Myers and featuring outstanding vocalist Bryan Anthony faithfully recreated the music … Continue reading →

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A Parade for the Home Folks

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

While yesterday’s ceremony at the National D-Day Memorial was for the nation, today’s parade through the streets of Bedford was for the town. It was small and sweet, just like the town itself. I heard someone remark that everyone in … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Cafes

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

As followers of this blog know, my fellow adventurer Al Smith and I have a knack for finding the best in local diners and barbeque shacks. I turned up another one here in Bedford called, “The Forks,” a little diner … Continue reading →

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A Moving Ceremony

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

The Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day was moving and inspiring. Several thousand of all ages gathered to hear a service that lasted a little over 90 minutes. Opening with a parachute jump, the ceremony also featured four different … Continue reading →

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Travel Travails

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

My trip to Charlottesville, my first stop on the way to Bedford for the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, has been an adventure unto itself. Just north of Winchester on I-81 an electronic sign warned me that the … Continue reading →

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Game Biographies

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

While it has been some time since my last Five Minute Fiction For Free offering, I have been busy writing. You see, the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) has begun a massive project to collect a 2,000-4,000 biography of … Continue reading →

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Boots Book is Rounding Third and Heading Home

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

The good folks at Summer Game Books designed a wonderful cover for Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser, which appears at left. Designing a cover is an interesting process. I had a pretty clear idea of what I thought it should … Continue reading →

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Commemorating D-Day in Bedford

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

A basic rule of journalism is to be timely, but I am going to violate that rule because I want my friends and readers to be aware of a very special event that will take place June 6-8 in Bedford, … Continue reading →

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