Starting Lines

Early Efforts of a Writing Runner -- and Where They Led

by Joe Henderson

Prologue: Home Runs
1. The Winner
2. The Wedding
3. The Birth
4. The Hometown
5. The Coach
6. The Farm
7. The Mile
8. The Contests
9. The Estate
10. The Outsider
11. The Start
12. The Stop
13. The Rerun
14. The Scores
15. The Switch
16. The School
17. The Reading
18. The Injury
19. The Mistakes
20. The Voice
21. The Elders
22. The Reporter
23. The Heroes
24. The Team
25. The Recruit
26. The Mileage
27. The Girlfriend
28. The Teacher
29. The Flu
30. The Flop
31. The Tie
32. The Loss
33. The Comeback
34. The Trials
35. The Previews
36. The Warmup
37. The Showdown
38. The Encore
39. The Speaker
40. The Story
41. The Move
42. The Failings
43. The Deal
44. The Dreamland
45. The Roads
46. The Country
47. The Peak
48. The Log
49. The Golds
50. The Finish
51. The Soldier
52. The Job
53. The Slowdown
54. The Marathon
55. The Career