Precious Sanders (nines)

Writer. Baseball enthusiast. Athlete. History nerd. Bibliophile.

I have an M.A. in history from Northwest Missouri State University. My master's thesis, America at the Bat: The Development of Baseball as the National Game During the Gilded Age, is an exploration of the birth of professional baseball -- that is, baseball as business. In addition to writing here, I maintain a blog, The Baseball Attic (http://thebaseballattic.wordpress.com/), through which I explore the history and culture of the game.

In the Spotlight

Perspectives on Perception (selected poems)

A selection of poems from my unpublished chapbook, Perspectives on Perception.

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  Social Issues

  Prejudice lives on in America

  2 years ago

  This past week, presidential candidate Donald Trump declared that he would “absolutely” implement a database to which all American Muslims would be forced to register. But contrary to igniting outcries of rage against the blatant racism of such...

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  Poems & Poetry

  Perspectives on Perception (selected poems)

  3 years ago

  A selection of poems from my unpublished chapbook, Perspectives on Perception.

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  Short Stories

  The First Cycle

  4 years ago

  Early morning reflections on life and persistence.

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  Martial Arts

  Martial Arts: It's not fighting, it's a spiritual experience

  4 years ago

  A look at why and how the martial arts are about more than just fighting and brute strength.

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  Diet & Weight Loss

  On Healthy Eating and Responsibility: Thoughts based on "Sugar Nation," by Jeff O'Connell

  5 years ago

  A reflection on the American epidemic of unhealthy eating, based on Jeff O'Connell's book, "Sugar Nation."

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  Mental Health

  ASMR: That tingly, feel-good sensation that's hard to explain

  5 years ago

  What is ASMR? What triggers it? A discussion of this increasingly popular phenomenon.

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  Literature

  Dystopian societies and literature: Bradbury, Orwell, and Huxley give us fair warning

  5 years ago

  A look at the forces that allow the existence of dystopian societies through the lens of three works of classic literature.