Last weekend was a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Dartmouth Rugby. Alumni of all generations gathered at the Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse to cheer on the Dartmouth RFC in a decisive victory over Northeastern University. Yesterday was National Writing Day, according to the National Council of Teachers of English. So, in honor of Corey Ford's important part of collegiate rugby history, and to mark National Writing Day, I thought I would reprise this piece from a few years

The wooden screen door slammed as Guy strolled out to his car to fetch the book and slammed again a moment later as he came back into the cabin. He held up his copy of The Best of Corey Ford, waving it in the glow of the propane lights. The Boys of the Grant were sitting around the big table in Sam’s Cabin at the Dartmouth Grant in northern New Hampshire, sipping potent beverages after dinner, each waiting for someone else to get up to start the dishes. “It’s uncanny, I tell

This blog takes its name from one of the first lessons everyone learns when fly-fishing. And its a lesson that carries over into other aspects of life. WatchYourBackCast is not just about fly fishing, it covers an array of topics related to how we humans relate to the environment around us. Standing in a stream, I can be utterly focused on getting an extra few feet out of my cast, trying to reach a rising fish. In that moment, I foolishly forget about the tree behind me, and