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Starvation Lake: a mystery

Starvation Lake: a mystery

When a snowmobile washes up on Starvation Lake in Michigan, defrocked journalist Gus Carpenter investigates--and finds dark secrets.

2009

Stories

Pinned

Bryan Gruley

My Once and Future Life As a (One-Night) Rock Star

Forty-seven years ago, at the age of 17, I was a rock star for one epic show on a hot summer night.

8 min readMay 23, 2022

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My Once and Future Life As a (One-Night) Rock Star

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My Dad Didn’t Love Hockey, But He Must Have Loved Me

My late father, Thomas A. Gruley, would have turned 93 today. To celebrate his memory, I’m going to lace on my skates and play hockey.

6 min readFeb 23, 2024

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My Dad Didn’t Love Hockey, But He Must Have Loved Me

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My First Book Left Out the Best Part

Looking back, I can’t believe I didn’t write about the hockey games. I mean, really, what the hell was I thinking?

4 min readNov 25, 2023

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My First Book Left Out the Best Part

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My Dad and Tony Bennett

Many years ago, my brother Mike took our father to see Tony Bennett at the Fox Theater in downtown Detroit. It was a big night for Dad, who…

4 min readJul 28, 2023

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My Dad and Tony Bennett

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It Makes Me Me

On his excellent STORY CLUB Substack, the writer George Saunders asked subscribers to describe themselves as writers in 150 words or so…

1 min readJun 29, 2023

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It Makes Me Me

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My Life As A (One-Night) Rock Star, Part 2

By Bryan Gruley

4 min readJan 23, 2023

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My Life As A (One-Night) Rock Star, Part 2

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The Foursome in Front of Us

Fifty years ago this month, I played golf with three buddies at the Rouge Park course in Detroit. Gene Damico, Dan Shaw, Gordie Roberts and…

3 min readJun 4, 2021

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The Happiest Person I Ever Met

Gary Greff builds giant roadside sculptures on the undulating plains of southwestern North Dakota. Twenty years ago today, my story about…

5 min readApr 26, 2019

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How One Tiny Canada Town Defines Hockey

By Bryan Gruley

7 min readFeb 13, 2019

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How One Tiny Canada Town Defines Hockey

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Is Taking a Writing Sabbatical Worth the Time Away?

To write my fifth novel, I took a short leave from my day job. This is what it was like.

3 min readNov 27, 2018

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Bryan Gruley

Bryan Gruley

Book Author

Storyteller since 2nd grade at St. Gemma Elementary in Detroit. Pulitzer winner, Edgar finalist, lifelong journalist, author of 5 novels. www.bryangruley.com.

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