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Mike’s Published Work.
A collection of Mike’s reporting, opinion pieces, and essays written for top-tier outlets. Thoughtful, incisive, and often surprisingly fun—this is Mike’s work in print.
COLLABORATIONS.
Twenty-two notable writers
including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese—examine the untold stories of the losers, and in doing so reveal something raw and significant about what it means to be human.
“In their anthology LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard, the editors Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas amass a diverse collection of essays and stories about people who have largely been ignored…. Highlights include Mike Pesca’s “Losing on Purpose,” which highlights moments in sports when losing can emerge as a viable strategy. ‘It turns out that sometimes winning in the end requires losing along the way,’ Pesca writes.”
- Oskar Garcia, deputy sports editor, The New York Times
