March 1st: Check out my appearance on “Upstate Sports Edge” with Chet Davis of CBS6 March 8th – 11th: “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia” was featured at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference in Tampa, Florida. March 10: I signed and discussed “12 Rounds in Lo’s […]
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“12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym” Book Release Event
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The Appalachian Fighter as Rhetorical Strategy
Long before I was a first-generation college student or Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, I was the son of a full-time West Virginia coal miner and part-time boxing coach, Mike “Lo” Snyder. For a short period of time, my father was one of the most respected boxing trainers in the state. For just over 40 […]
Interview with Mike “Lo” Snyder (WV Series)
Over the past three months, I have had the pleasure of interviewing some of my childhood boxing idols, former world champion fighters, future International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. I’ve chatted with prolific and award winning writers, boxing journalists, and even movie and television personalities. I’ve talked with boxing promoters, professional referees, and some of […]
Interview with Tim Wheeler (WV Series)
We are now less than a month away from the opening bell. With the March 1st release date of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia” just around the corner, I have invited a few key characters to the blog so that you can become familiar with their stories before reading the […]
Interview with “Lightning” Mike Sheppard (WV Series)
In anticipation for the upcoming release of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia,” we are checking in with some of the most accomplished and respected boxing figures from the state of West Virginia. These are road warriors, guys who fight anyone, anywhere, anytime — Appalachian underdogs of the squared circle. Their […]