Willie Steele

This is beautiful.

I love this!

W.P. Kinsella died nine years ago today. I went to see Field of Dreams by myself in 1989 and could have never imagined that it would lead to him asking me to write his biography.

"Hardly anyone recognizes the most significant moments of their lives at the time they happen."
--"Shoeless Joe"

I don't know how I missed this. Larry Gerlach wrote a great biography of Bob Emslie that won this year's Seymour Medal from SABR.

I was bummed it wasn't open when I was up there a few weeks back, but I'm excited to get back up and see this exhibit!

"Shoeless Joe," by W.P. Kinsella. That novel actually began as a short story he wrote in the late 1970s, "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa." An unknown editor's assistant read a summary of the story and convinced Kinsella to turn it into a novel. It turns out that was a good idea.

Congratulations!

Great piece, Michael!

Burt Lancaster made Moonlight Graham come alive on the screen in "Field of Dreams," but @graigkreindler.bsky.social makes him come alive on canvas. This is one of my favorite paintings he's done. Amazing work!

This is a great deal on an excellent book! If you're looking for a book to take with you on vacation this summer, this is the one!

May 12, 1982. W.P. Kinsella – Write It and They Will Come. May 12, 1982 – W.P. Kinsella releases “Shoeless Joe” – expanded from Kinsella’s short story “Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to …

May 12, 1982 – W.P. Kinsella releases 'Shoeless Joe', expanded from Kinsella’s short story "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa." The book served as the basis for the 1989 film, 'Field of Dreams' | Our Iowa Heritage [website] ouriowaheritage.com/2025/05/12/m...

I was thrilled to see Kinsella get in there! Any chance you'll attend the induction?

Do yourself a favor and preorder this book now. Tom's work is excellent, and I know this book will be fantastic!

I was back in Pittsburgh for the first time in probably 21 years or so last month. I walked over to where the old stadium was. PNC is fantastic, but I still miss my early days as a Pirates fan there. Great picture, by the way!

What's better than the first day of Spring Training? The first day of Spring Training AND a subscription to NINE! nebraskapressjournals.unl.edu/journal/nine...

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So I'm in the process of moving over from Twitter. We'll see how this one goes. . .