Riotous Living Ink

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A few thoughts on the writing life: Two Stories - by Tom Bedell - Tom’s Bedellicatessan

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Help for the mighty monarch....

...from golf courses. New story up on The First Call: https://www.firstcallgolf.com/features/feature/2026-02-25/the-mighty-monarch-gets-a-little-help-from-its-friends

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It will happen here but once: the Play Every Town concert comes to Newfane on Saturday at 3pm. Not to be missed. All explained in new Substack post: https://bedellicatessen.substack.com/p/after-saturdays-concert-it-will-be

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Apple Time

New Substack post, "Apple Time" at Tom’s Bedellicatessan | Tom Bedell | Substack Scott Farm Heirloom Apple Day first bite dilemma: one of the reds--the St. Cecilia, the Blue Pearmain, the Black Oxford, the Nedhead or the Winter Banana? Or one of the russets: the Orleans Reinette, the Golden Russet, the Zabergau Reinette or the Roxbury Russet?

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Want to stop reading about murder for a while? Try my latest Substack post, Stories From the Stack, Part 2: The Brattleboro Literary Festival connection: https://bedellicatessen.substack.com/p/stories-from-the-stack-part-2

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The Pro Game

Reviews of four recent books about the pro game from the broad to the near microscopic (David Barrett’s “The Greatest U.S. Opens” and Chris Millard’s “The Shot” about Tom Watson’s chip-in at Pebble Beach in the 1982 Open) and two about Tiger (Steve Williams’ “Together We Roared” and Kevin Cook’s “The Tiger Slam”). http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/personalities/9999/the-pro-game

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"From the heights of the Beau Rivage Casino Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi, there are expansive views of Biloxi’s Back Bay and what most still call the Gulf of Mexico...." "Resorting to Mississippi" now up at GolfTravelWire.com: https://www.golftravelwire.com/resorting-to-mississippi/

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Swinging in Florida--golf and baseball varieties: https://www.golftravelwire.com/the-ultimate-in-stick-and-ball-travel/

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Nice to be part of the inaugural issue of The Met Golfer Traveler, this one on the golf doings in Branson, MO

Nature Calls

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The Session has returned, so I took a shot, about the best thing to have happened in beer since 2018: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9925/the-session-143-the-best-thing-to-happen-in-good-beer

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It's a wrap for the #12beersofchristmas with Christmas Tree Graveyard from Two Weeks Notice Brewing Co. Until that time! http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9913/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-12-two-weeks-notice-christmas-tree-graveyard

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For cat lovers and others, Day 11 of #12beersofchristmas is a Winter Warmer from Fat Orange Cat: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9905/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-11-fat-orange-cat-winter-warmer

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Getting sleepy: Bear Snores On from Zero Gravity Craft Brewery is Day 10, #12beersofchristmas: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9895/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-10-zero-gravity-bear-snores-on

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Belsnickel? Watch out for the switch! Day 9 of #12beersofchristmas from Guidon Brewing in North Carolina: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9877/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-9-guidon-belsnickel

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Day 8 of the #12beersofChristmas was the mammoth Spiced Barrel-Aged Bigfoot from Sierra Nevada Beer: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9859/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-8-sierra-nevada-spiced-barrel-aged-bigfoot

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Lightening things up a bit for Day 7 of #12BeersofChristmas with Ski House from Allagash Brewing Company: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9847/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-7-allagash-ski-house

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Reached the #12beersofchristmas point of no return with Schlafly Beer's Christmas Ale: http://theaposition.com/tombedell/golf/lifestyle/9837/12-beers-of-christmas-2024-6-schlaflys-christmas-ale