The Surfer's Journal
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If aviary flight patterns mirror surf styles, is surfing just an act of nature?
Working in 3D metrology/LiDAR. Writing fiction/essays (in @newsweek @surfersjournal @bittersouth @havehadhavehad @xraylitmag & elsewhere).
Norris Eppes’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridLanguage: "Surfing" revealed as hottest new corporate buzz-word!
Beach Grit
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Doesn't it feel, I don't know...intrusive... to see the word "surf" used in advertising?
Blindkey Point
Four Way Review
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What's it like to work in a writing center for suicide notes?
Short story in the Four Way Review.
Melt That Clock
The Surfer's Journal
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Surfing rewires your mind to conceptualize time close to how your ancestors thought about their days. And you can take this episodic time back onto land and see your day as a series of actions as opposed to capital—deciding on the activities that are worth doing for their own sake. The Surfer's Journal, issue 30.3.
Do We Call It Luck or What?
HASH Journal
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We arrive at Siesta Cove RV park to put the boat in, still tasting honey mustard sauce and onions from Subway, the sting of pink top Blenheim ginger ale. We hear gravel crunch, ricket slam; knuckles pop, spine crack; door slam door slam laughter. Dude good to see you; backslap hug-slap.
The Rise of Rural Noir: Southern Crime Fiction
The Bitter Southerner
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When we hear the word “noir,” our minds flash to black-and-white movies driven by hard-boiled, big-city detectives. But in the 21st century, a new genre of crime fiction has risen from the swamps, mountains, and suburbs of the South. Norris Eppes interviews seven rural noir masters to make sense of a thrilling literary genre that rings true to our region.
The Answer Is, Probably Not
Hobart
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Fiction in Hobart.
Unfamiliar Ground
The Surfer's Journal
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Hurricane swell, missed opportunities, plein air childhood memories, and adult-stage surf conundrums.
Williams finishes in top 10, Vols fall to seventh in SEC Tournament
UT Daily Beacon
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The Tennessee women's golf team shot their lowest ever score in the SEC Women's Golf Championship last weekend. The Vols shot 1-under par 863 to finish seventh place at the Greystone Legacy course in Birmingham, Ala.
Coaching 'the beautiful game' in the heart of SEC country
UT Daily Beacon
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On head coach Brian Pensky's desk was a copy of The Artist: Being Iniesta - the autobiography of one of the most graceful players of "the beautiful game." Using the X's and O's from a coffee table tic-tac-toe set to illustrate the movements of players in front of goal, Pensky diagrammed a combination play the Vols had been practicing.
Jordan's first goal proves difference in win over Cincinnati
UT Daily Beacon
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With nine minutes left to play, Katie Cousins took a pass from Maddie Krejci and played it into the middle. Anna Bialczak sent Salera Jordan running into the Cincinnati box on a ball over the top of the Bearcats’ defense. // Jordan controlled, dribbled around the last center-back, and was one-on-one with the keeper. Two touches to her left opened the goal, and Jordan finished with power in the bottom left corner. // Jordan scored her first goal as a Volunteer as the team won a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday.
Interview with Manuel Gonzales
UTK Writers in the Library
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An interview with Manuel Gonzales, the author of the novel The Regional Office is Under Attack! and the acclaimed story collection The Miniature Wife.
Spring soccer preview & off-season news
UT Daily Beacon
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In the span of a week, the Tennessee soccer team will have played two title-holding opponents. Last Saturday, they faced the NC Courage, reigning champions of the NWSL (as the WNY Flash, prior to relocation). This Saturday, they travel to Clemson, S.C., to play last season's ACC co-champions.
Vols look to secure spot in SEC tournament
Daily Beacon
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Ariel Kupritz's late goal in the 84th minute was enough to send the Volunteers into overtime with the Kentucky Wildcats in their eighth SEC game of the season. After two overtimes and 110 minutes, the teams were inseparable. The final scoreline of 2-2 was Tennessee soccer's first draw of the season.
Vols soccer going for fourth straight win
Daily Beacon
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In their first seven games of the season, Tennessee soccer (9-6-0, SEC 4-3-0) conceded an average of two goals per game. In the eight games which followed the Alabama defeat, the Vols have only conceded 0.86 goals per game on average. "I know we started a little bit rough," redshirt sophomore Anna Bialczak said.
Men's tennis ready for home tournament
Daily Beacon
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Tennessee sophomore Timo Stodder advanced to the finals of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational last weekend. He won three straight matches to reach what was the first final of his career, but on Sunday, Oct. 9, he lost to Emil Reinberg (UGA) 6-2, 7-5. "I didn't have a good start," Stodder said.
Vols soccer off to promising start
Daily Beacon
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Last Friday, Sept. 2, the UT women's soccer team faced a crowd like never before in Provo, Utah. The intense atmosphere was attributed to the 4,210 fans in the stands, a reflection of BYU, the opposing team's, tradition of leading the nation in home game attendance.
Vols looking for first big win, Missouri game provides opportunity
Daily Beacon
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A third of the way through the season and Tennessee soccer has lost all games played on Thursdays or Fridays. Strangely enough, the Vols have won every single game played on a Sunday. For a team that has both suffered difficult losses and also won confidently at points this season, the Vols are hungry for a big win.
Regal, yet Rowdy—Vols soccer support group continues growing
Daily Beacon
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After their first win of the season, every member of the Vols soccer team jogged behind the goal, giving high-fives to the Regal Rowdies who cheered from behind the north fence. Head coach Brian Pensky motioned for the team to swing back around for a second lap of celebration.
Vols look for faster start against Ohio
Daily Beacon
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Saturday, Sept.17, the Vols face Ohio at Neyland Stadium in their last non-conference game before a stretch of five against SEC opponents. While they won both games of the season so far, the Volunteers were slow to start in each.
Downhill track offers bikers wild ride
Daily Beacon
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Leaning against his mountain bike, Michael Davis pushes his helmet back to wipe sweat out of his eyes. Davis is pausing for a moment after walking his mountain bike up the gravel access path to Devil's Racetrack, the recently opened double black diamond downhill trail in Baker Creek Preserve. Ahead of him, the trail starts as a dirt-skid of tire-marks which lead up a red-dirt ramp nearly his height. On the wooden fence beside Davis is a sign; there are two black diamonds painted to the left of "Devil" and two to the right of "Racetrack."
Emmett Machinists best Knoxville Holstons in hot contest
UT Daily Beacon
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The Emmett Machinists beat the Knoxville Holstons ten runs to eight in sweltering noon-time heat at the Historic Ramsey House Saturday. The Knoxville clubs-two of the ten which compete as part of the Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball-were closely matched over nine innings, having played a familiar game with a few unfamiliar rules. Using the rulebook of 1864 and wearing uniforms authentic to what 19th century players-"ballists," as they were called-would have worn, the Emmett Machinists took revenge for the narrow loss they suffered in their last meeting with the Holstons.