Inside Jock
PhillyJock.com is an online publication with an emphasis on sports, humor, and imaginative language. We are proudly based in Philadelphia, PA and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Our writers have a variety of interests, backgrounds, and worldviews. Here’s a brief introduction to a few of them if you are new to the site.
Editors
Jock Trotter is the editor of PhillyJock.com. In 2006, he was awarded a Masters of Creative Writing with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He writes fiction and teaches at Temple University. He can be reached at jocktrotter AT gmail.com
Sean Falese is the West Coast Bureau Chief, Lord Consul of the First Degree, and Associate Editor of PhillyJock.com. He conquered the barbarians of the teragelinum before earning a B.A. in Psychology. He’s a graduate student at the University of San Francisco.
Andrew Christiano is the webmaster of PhillyJock.com and a regular contributor.
Writers
Matt Nathanson is PhillyJock’s “critic.” In addition to examining film, television, and books, Matt is licensed to review anything in the universe. Like a city. Or a year. Or snow. Matt works in television and is a graduate of Tufts.
Poor Li Hung will be there to file you all the exciting news, rumors & pictures from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Pants is PhillyJock’s sideline reporter. She was the Director of the Philadelphia Big 5, and worked in sports information for nearly a decade. She’s currently the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Sustainable Energy Developments, based in upstate New York.
MacGyver will keep you up-to-date on the latest happenings in science & technology, with a particular emphasis on gadgets. His “How To…” series will teach you how to do all sorts of manly things with your bare hands, from gutting a fish to building a bar in your basement. Despite many false reports, he is the original inventor of the internet, which he made using only a flashlight and bellybutton lint.
Lonnie McKenzie is Phillyjock’s senior hockey correspondent. Previously, he was an editor for the Ice Fishing Inquirer and hockey analyst for Good Morning, Mooseknuckle! on ESPN-eh? (ESPN’s all Canadian sports affiliate).
Bianca Porter is the co-creator of Sex and the Illy, a postmodern dating column based in Philadelphia. Bianca grew up in South Philly and is a graduate of Villanova University. When not writing about sex, she works as a nurse at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. You may also follow her blog, Bottoms Up.
Dr. Chet Stephens was formerly America’s #1 Incarcerated Advice Columnist. He has agreed to occasionally continue his award-winning, misogynistic advice column Replace Your Divots: Dr. Chet Stephens’ Thoughts on Love, Life & the Game of Golf. Chet is a 37 handicap.
Stephen B. Smith’s deceptively simple-minded work has been described as a “a cross between Hunter S. Thompson’s Gonzo journalism and Mr. T’s fighting style in Rocky III.” He covers the 76ers and special topics.
Ron Burgundy? delivers the news.
You can search the archives of any of our bloggers (including those not pictured here) by selecting their category in the upper left corner. Some writers are on a schedule and some contribute intermittently. Here are a few other features you may see from time to time on the site.
Win/Lose/Draw is a game we like to play. “Forget what your Little League coach told you. Winning and losing is everything. Here, we render judgment on life’s winners and losers.”
A Joquette is a coquette of the sports world. We will publicize these creatures whenever and wherever we find them (usually on Fridays).
The Would You Rather Game is PhillyJock’s original creative feature. You may find more information, as well as the submission form, here.
Sex and the Illy is a postmodern dating column. Every Friday Jock Trotter and Bianca Porter will debate the “rules” for dating in the 21st century.
The Spider Monkeys are a guerilla musical-comedy act based in Philadelphia, PA. Their first album, If We Were Going to Make a Chart-Topping Album, This Is How We Would’ve Done It is currently in production.
* If you would like to contribute to PhillyJock.com or become a blogger, please email a 1-page cover letter (explaining your writing background and idea), and 2 short creative samples (less than 500 words) to jocktrotter AT phillyjock.com. Please include the words NEW CORRESPONDENT in the subject line, and include all text in the email, not as attachments, or they will not be read.
** Phillyjock.com is now hiring interns. To apply, you must be 18+ and attend a college or trade school. Internships run on the traditional semester schedule: Fall, Spring, and Summer. Applicants should have a background in sportswriting and/or creative writing. If interested, please send a query (500 words or less) with the word INTERN in the subject line to jocktrotter AT phillyjock.com.