<p>I spoke with <a href="https://stevenfechter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steven Fechter</a> about his newest novel -- "The Big Breeze" -- the story of Joseph Bye a phenom baseball pitcher who at the peak of his career was hit by a car and&nbsp;crippled. &nbsp;Eventually, he became a painter of baseball pitchers.&nbsp;Many years after the accident, he learned that he was run-over intentionally. In part this is the story of what Breeze will he do about it. But I did not want to ask Mr. Fechter about attempted murder but about baseball -- and an American culture obsessed with its heroes. “The Big Breeze” is a primer on the mind and spirit of&nbsp;the baseball pitcher – and how fame is treated in this country.</p><p>Mr. Fechter also wrote the play «The Woodsman» which he adapted for the film starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.</p><p>Fechter’s reputation was established when he won first prize in the 2001 Slamdance Screenwriting Competition for “The Woodsman.”</p><p>His website states his &nbsp;goal is to “write daring stories that take audiences into unfamiliar emotional spaces.”&nbsp;</p><p>Recorded at <a href="https://www.5napkinburger.com/location/upper-west-side-5napkinburger/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5Napkins Burger </a>on Broadway and W. 84th Street in Manhattan.</p><p>Alan Winson</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>