Author Mary Beth Ellis

Like many freelance writers, I plant my extremities in a wide variety of passions; if we play this financially perilous game of Twister properly, we will never have to write another TPS report.  I've long had m... Read More...

As you can read in my Official Cincinnati Sportswriter Declaration of Stance on Pete Rose, I'm fine with his banning and the reason behind it. So people are often surprised when I don't find gambling ads in the... Read More...

Obsession or even mild fandom of any kind means handing our happiness over to another entity, even if he/she/is completely unaware of our existence. It's worse when the fandom becomes the religion of politics--... Read More...

Major League Baseball wants teams to read the minds of their fans and give the league notice of a standing ovation.

"Look," one of my fellow Twitter denizens remarked, "I know we need to be realistic about this team. But I don't think it's too much to ask that this team avoid plummeting to the basement in April." I rushed... Read More...

Understanding all aspects and "could've/would've" of a single game helps to tell the full story.

The contraband is en route at the speed of 42 MPH. At this moment, four different kinds of chocolate and a small army of gummi bears are on their way in a Kia Soul. For now, I may store it only. Then I must lie... Read More...

What do you do after burying a parent? I don't mean for the rest of your life or next Christmas or even next week. I mean-- after the funeral, after the cemetery and the platesfull of grief food that nobody ... Read More...