Please Sir, I Want Some More

The February 2013 edition of National Geographic is missing pages. Soccer Joy is an article by Jeremy Berlin that was simply not finished. It focuses on the sports tremendous impact and influence in Africa. The writing is engaging, vivid and commented by Jessica Hilltout's quality photographs. The topic is specific, under observed and fascinating. All of these qualities should equate to a must read feature. Rather than that, Berlin completed the article in 563 words. His article is similar to the dessert of a five-star restaurant. It's brilliance ends far before those who consume it get their fill. I want more Jeremy. Any American who passes Fox Soccer on their television knows Europeans love for the game goes far beyond any reasonable logic. It is no longer a story. People who share that same passion, but play on rocky fields in broken sandals with larger rocks as a ball is a story. It is a story that deserves 563 words as an introduction and with Berlin's writing ability, the untainted attention of anyone who begins it. I am still hungry.