The Turkey Bowl: What We Carried Forward by Steve Hare

Every Thanksgiving, a group of childhood friends returns to the field for the Turkey Bowl, a neighborhood football game that has lasted far longer than anyone expected.

What began as a simple tradition has become something deeper — a way to hold on to friendship, family, memory, and the people who shaped them. As the years pass, the game changes. So do the players. Marriages, children, careers, losses, and old regrets all find their way onto the field.

The Turkey Bowl is a quiet, heartfelt story about growing up, coming home, and carrying forward the people we never truly leave behind.