Stephen Smith has written for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Life, Canadian Geographic, Outside, Quill & Quire,West End Phoenix and the New York Times Magazine. He lives in Toronto and at puckstruck.com.
Stephen Smith
Essays
Rinkside Intellectual
Stephen Smith investigates the hockey lives of Barthes, Faulkner, Hemingway, which were marked by dismissal, befuddlement and scorn.
Stephen Smith
Sir John's Lost Diaries
The wind blows. The sun dwindles. The ice waits.
Stephen Smith
Dispatches
The Acknowledgements
Any resemblances to persons living or dead are purely vindictive.
Stephen Smith
Men + Men
We have men on the slope and men on the ridge. In the gully, more men. Men on the main road wait for the men on the esker to move up onto the ridge so that they (the men on the road) can take their (the esker-men’s) place. Men hesitate and grumble. T
Stephen Smith
Clip Your Toenails and Other Advice from the Pros
Collected advice from hockey professionals, compiled by Stephen Smith.
Stephen Smith
Sir John's Lost Diaries
The wind blows. The sun dwindles. The ice waits.
Stephen Smith
Men + Men
We have men on the slope and men on the ridge. In the gully, more men. Men on the main road wait for the men on the esker to move up onto the ridge so that they (the men on the road) can take their (the esker-men’s) place. Men hesitate and grumble. T
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