Fred Waitzkin
Fred Waitzkin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1943. When he was a teenager he wavered between wanting to spend his life as a fisherman, Afro Cuban drummer, or novelist. He went to Kenyon College and did graduate study at New York University. His work has appeared inEsquire,New Yorkmagazine, theNew York Times Sunday Magazine,theNew York Times Book Review,Outside,Sports Illustrated,Forbes, theHuffington Post, and theDaily Beast, among other publications. His memoir,Searching for Bobby...
