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You may have read the press release I posted on this site for “Center,” my short story about high school football player going off to college in the year 1948. The story was recently serialized in Touchdown Illustrated magazine, and I now have it available on my personal blog. I think you’ll enjoy it as a story, and it’s another sample of my writing available for your inspection.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS, November 13, 2008–Premier college football magazine Touchdown Illustrated has published “Center,” a short story by Indianapolis-based writer Matt Rouge. Set in the summer of 1948 and featuring authentic period detail, “Center” is the story of star center Dale Trump and the challenges he faces and overcomes in transitioning from high school to college.

According to Editor-in-Chief Tom Nondorf, Touchdown Illustrated, or TDI, is purchased and distributed by colleges and universities across the nation and boasts a circulation of over 100,000. Fans enjoy feature articles on a wide range of college football topics, interviews with players and coaches, quizzes and other entertainment pieces, and original fiction by established and up-and-coming authors. Advertisers include automakers, electronics manufacturers, major retail chains, and sporting goods companies.

TDI commissioned Rouge to write “Center,” serializing the story in five installments starting with an issue celebrating the history of college football. Because TDI provides subscribing institutions a full season’s worth of issues at a time, the five parts of “Center” will become available according to the game schedules of each individual college or university.

President of commercial writing and Japanese translation firm Marrubium Inc., Matt Rouge is receiving increasing notice for his poetry, plays, and short fiction. Said Rouge, “I am very proud to have TDI publish this story, and I hope the fans get a kick out of taking a peek into life and college football 60 years ago. I did my best to research all the details, and Tom has added some great period photos to the layout that really bring back the spirit of the times. Tom and the crew at TDI are always fantastic to work with.” Further information about Matt Rouge and Marrubium Inc. are available at www.marrubium.com.