This is the post where I lay out the best things I wrote this year. Maybe, in a year like this when my productivity was lower, it might include everything I wrote. We’ll never know (don’t check).
I never quite know how to present this. Every year I wrestle with its creation and presentation. Sometimes I just list every post within subcategories. Other times, like last year, I try to incorporate them into a narrative itself, weaving the links into the prose. I’m not sure which approach is best, particularly when there are some pieces that don’t fit neatly into a single topic, but this year we’re going back to the list. Why not?
The biggest news within this tiny corner of the internet was that I shut down my monthly newsletter. It was a little sad, but because it took so much time and effort, it was more of a relief than anything. It won’t really be missed – none of you were subscribing anyway.
Seven times this year I was provided with a free copy of a book that I was asked to read and review. Most were good – the quality of them and the enjoyment I derived from them varied – but I was grateful for the opportunity every time.
Mostly, though, I wrote about my life as a husband and father trying to do the right things and improve myself – both mentally and physically – as I enter middle age.
So, without further ado, I give you Christopher Pierznik’s Best Writing of 2021. Enjoy!
A Window Into My Life
The Last 20 Pounds are the Hardest
Our Nightly Family Reading Time
Children are the Best Time Management Tools
Thoughts About Books
Imaging a Proper John Grisham Universe
In Appreciation of Don Winslow’s Cartel Trilogy
A Rumination on Sports
I’ve Always Rooted for Players Over Teams
Miscellaneous & Random Drops
Brian Nagata (owner or RapZines) Interview
Getting a Table at the Toughest Reservation in America (Twice!)
I’ve Given Up My Dream of Being a (Full-Time) Writer
Book Reviews
Release the Snyder Cut by Sean O’Connell
A View from Abroad by Jeanne E. Abrams
From the Streets of Shaolin by S.H. Fernando Jr.
The Master by Christopher Clarey
From Staircase to Stage by Raekwon
Prior Years
My Best Writing of 2020
My Best Writing of 2019
My Best Writing of 2018
My Best Writing of 2017
My Best Writing of 2016
My Best Writing of 2015
See you next year!
Christopher Pierznik is the worst-selling author of nine books. Check out more of his writing at Medium. His work has appeared on XXL, Cuepoint, Business Insider, The Cauldron, Fatherly, Hip Hop Golden Age, and many more. Follow him on Facebook or Twitter. Please feel free to get in touch at CPierznik99@gmail.com.
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