It's no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the players are using steroids.
I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them.
I've never had any religion. I'd prefer it if I did, really. Even as a boy I just couldn't make myself believe.

