You Gotta Keep the Devil Way Down In the Hole

You Gotta Keep the Devil Way Down In the Hole   Mike Baker,   My real life happens on dirt, the narrow slip of time I spend haunting trails in the morning half-light is all that counts for me. All the rest is what is required. All the rest is a dream I...

Big’s Backyard Ultra 2014 or my Death March Towards Nirvana

Big’s Backyard Ultra 2014 or My Death March toward Nirvana   Mike Baker,   The rural south is littered with dogs what generally get called red bulls because they’re red and built big like trucks. They’re a mix of whatever came along that day and took a fancy...

Becoming the Stonecutter

Becoming the Stonecutter   Mike Baker,   I ran the Barkley Fall Classic this year. It bothers me greatly that it might be easier at 38 miles long than one 20 mile loop at the Barkley Marathons. It bothers me greatly that it might be harder and no one’s...

A Perect Day in a Deadly World

A Perfect Day in a Deadly World   Mike Baker,   I got out of my car and it was already hot. It must have been cold in other places but it was still Summer here. I don’t mean calendar Summer. I mean real Summer, where the tiniest remnant of the night’s cool...