Jeremy Collins’ work has appeared in Esquire, The Atlantic, GQ and anthologies such as Best American Sports Writing, and The Pushcart Prize.
His essay “Songs of My Father” was selected by Mary Karr for the Wabash Nonfiction Award in The Sycamore Review. “Basic Composition,” an essay on teaching combat veterans, won the Lamar York Award in The Chattahoochee Review. His profile on Barry Bonds for The Atlantic was nominated for the 2026 Dan Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting.
Once, as a kid at the mall, he shook hands with Mr. T. For unaccounted hours, he wandered the wider malls of Atlanta as if in a movie. Now, he streams shows where 80’s kids wander these same malls. All truth is crooked, Nietzsche writes. Time itself is a circle.
He lives in Metro Atlanta with his wife, the artist Alice Stone-Collins, and their two daughters.
Featured Essays
The Late Poetics of Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman has made a career of keeping his eye on the ball. This essay traces how the game stitches and binds us together.
Adam’s Song
Adam Laarhoven has been told more than once–at school, work, home–he is a “people person.” This is a mantle he considers aspirational. This title is one he embraces.
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird
Larry Bird was the north star of my youth, present in each debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when the world briefly stopped and left me seeing stars.
What Do You Think of Barry Bonds Now?
Barry Bonds bristled as a kid when called ‘Bobby,’ the name of his big league father. After 22 record-shattering major league seasons, few ever made that mistake ever again.
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