ALLEN PARK -- One of the great challenges of writing a long-form feature story is deciding what makes the final piece, and what gets left on the cutting room floor. At least it is for me.
That's why I tend to write too long -- and I say this one day after writing more than 2,000 words on a long snapper, and at the start of a mailbag that's closing in on another 2,000 words. Father forgive me for I have sinned (again).
But one of the cool things about the Saturday mailbag is it's free flowing, informal -- and, best of all, mine.