Author: Ethan Gilsdorf

I'm a writer, essayist and critic, with publications in the New York Times, Wired, Washington Post, Poetry, Esquire and elsewhere. I also wrote the book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms.

Reinventing the 7th inning stretch one Asana at a time. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: left Yash.yoga; right AyoBigShell “He goes into the stretch … and … Oh that’s bad, Phil. Looks like threw his second chakra out of alignment on that last play.” 1. Dinger 2. Downward Facing Dog 3. Fredbird 4. Lou Seal 5. Cow Stretch 6. Half Lord of the Fishes 7. The Racing Presidents 8. Reclining Hero 9. One-Legged King Pigeon 10. Blooper 11. Skull Shining Breath 12. DJ Kitty 13. Stomper 14. Side Crane 15. Happy Baby 16. Orbit 17. Wild Thing 18. The Pierogis 19. Rally Squirrel 20.…

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