by Mark Saluke | Aug 22, 2026 | Recent media, Sports writing, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
It was weird. It was bittersweet. And yet it was right. That’s what I said on the X formerly known as Twitter (Prince nod) last night as I called it a wrap on 20-plus years of sportswriting. This wasn’t a quick decision. It started a while back as nothing more than a...
by Mark Saluke | Aug 2, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, Pet Companionship, The Tao, Upcoming events
The Way according to Chip Dad was here, packed and left Momma Wende too, I checked Auntie Cheri came, it was fun for a bit Where’s Dad though, I’ll watch and I’ll wait Went walking, my fav! The cicada songs loud Summers eve when the sun is still long Folks wait...
by Mark Saluke | May 14, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
The toughest part of being an author is writing the book, right? That’s what I thought. And I thought wrong. There’s so much more that goes into a book once it’s written, whether it’s editing and design, sales platforms, or marketing the brand you’ve created. For me,...
by Mark Saluke | Apr 12, 2026 | Recovery & Sobriety, Upcoming events
Well, I’m 18. Feels weird saying it that way, partly because in six months I’ll be 50, and partly because it’s hard to believe it’s been that long since I started this journey. But it’s really been 18 years since I took off down this winding road of recovery, 18 years...
by Mark Saluke | Mar 29, 2026 | New beginnings, Pet Companionship, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
“Is that dog part coyote?” “He’s actually a husky/blue heeler mix,” I responded to the guy standing outside his house on Water Street. This was last weekend, back when it was beautiful, before Indiana’s fourth winter of March set in. “Beautiful dog,” he said. A moment...
by Mark Saluke | Jan 31, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
Sometime in late 1977, my sister Michelle got a gift, a brand-spankin’ new album, “The Stranger,” by some guy named Billy Joel. Flashforward to about six years later, when some little kid stumbles across this album and becomes enamored with its cover, pretty...
