Steve O'RourkeGet weird, but get writingI don’t have a great memory. Well. That’s not entirely true. I can remember the lyrics of the theme tune to the 1981 Alexandre Dumas…6 min read·Mar 27, 2023----
Steve O'RourkeNo Good: How John Madden set me up for heartacheA version of this piece was first published in September 2019.6 min read·Dec 29, 2021----
Steve O'RourkeDo androids dream of electric grief?Being online in the early 2000s was a lot like standing in line for a rollercoaster. You had a sense of what was to come, but didn’t really…5 min read·Oct 4, 2021----
Steve O'RourkeThe absence of wonder (reprise)This story was first published in 2019 to mark Tom Brady’s birthday. I’ve tweaked the ending to reflect the third era of his career.6 min read·Feb 7, 2021----
Steve O'RourkeThe was no justice for Breonna Taylor and no NFL week 3 preview65 years ago this week, the trial of Roy Bryant and his half-brother JW Milam for the kidnap, torture, and murder of 14-year old Emmett…3 min read·Sep 24, 2020----
Steve O'RourkeHousing is a human right and your NFL week 2 previewWith all the hype surrounding America’s showpiece sporting event, you’d be forgiven if you missed the news, broken to coincide with the…4 min read·Sep 18, 2020----
Steve O'RourkeEnd Direct Provision and your NFL Week 1 previewThere’s no way of escaping the fact that our children will ask us how we allowed Direct Provision—the holding of people who arrive in…4 min read·Sep 10, 2020----
Steve O'Rourke2020 — The year the NFL matters the least, it matters the mostWITH THE CONTINUED spread of Covid-19, 2020 was already set to be a season unlike any other. Indeed, as coronavirus cases spike in…10 min read·Aug 31, 2020----
Steve O'RourkeThe isolation journals: Day 3—there are no return flights.Today’s prompt via Mari Andrew: Write a travel journal entry from your home, could be your living room, could be your bed. Write as though…3 min read·Apr 16, 2020----
