A different kinda ending...

NORMALLY, I DON'T LIKE ending a story with a non-sentence. This story is about the N.Y. Jets' three coaches who are bonded by defense and shared experiences. And cigars. And I think the non-sentence works well.

“It’s weird in that it’s something that we talked about,” Thurman said. “A lot of times, it doesn’t turn out that way. We envisioned going somewhere and being successful. And here we are.”

One win from the Super Bowl, two wins from the ultimate victory cigar.

WHO VS. WHOM: Sigh. Here we go again.

ESPN: Favre’s hometown is trying to figure out whom to support.

Who to support sounds right to me.

Contact: Reach me at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com.

More EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 10 years with Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!