Tobias Peterson

Tobias Peterson is PopMatters' Sport Editors and columnist ("From the Cheap Seats"). He holds an MA in English Literature (with a concentration in Cultural Studies) from George Mason University, where he wrote a thesis on representations of race in professional basketball. He is not, however, an athlete. He's broken his ankle playing basketball, broken several fingers playing football, and, most recently, donated a good deal of skin to a Portland, Oregon hillside will attempting to ride a bike. He once managed to score the winning goal during his youth soccer playoffs -- though it was accidentally against his own team. Having lived in Germany, England, Florida, Virginia, and Texas, his sporting allegiances are widespread and frustrating. He roots most desperately and illogically for the Minnesota Vikings, who drive him to dire amounts of grief and alcohol on a yearly basis. When he's not deconstructing sporting events, he's writing poetry as an MFA candidate at Texas State University. His work has appeared in Analecta, Fiasco, and The Gulf Coast Review. He currently lives in Austin, Texas where, in accordance with local zoning regulations, he plays guitar.