Dan Greenburg: A Gutsy Softball Player, An Even Better Dad

My late father wrote about following firemen into burning buildings and participating in voodoo ceremonies. But his best blueprint for conquering fear came on the softball field.

This piece also appears in the program for the 76th Annual Artists & Writers Game, which takes place today at Herrick Park in East Hampton.

My father, Dan Greenburg, made a career writing about things that absolutely terrified him. For publications ranging from the New Yorker to Playboy, he chronicled his adventures following firefighters into burning bu…