Stories tagged “sport”
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The Prizefight
Identical handlebar moustaches bristled furiously as the first round began. The two men danced toward one another, their feet twitching back and forth, their bulbous gloves tucked beneath their chins. “Bumsquith, you cad, you rotter, you egg.R...
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Here we go
I couldn’t even hear myself think, it was so loud. Standing there in the tunnel underneath the arena, it felt like my eardrums were going to burst. 100,000 people filled those stands, and down here in the home team tunnel, it sounded like every s...
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One Shot, One Kill
Prey was the other guy. This was a high stakes game where the loser paid with his life. Bodies already littered the valley, grotesque colors painting their clothes. Cory didn’t plan on joining them. He was part of a team, an elite unit that pract...
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The Esses
A quick glance out the driver’s side glass revealed the distance between Hector and the 19 of Emmit Swann. One might fit a fire hydrant between the cars as they drifted toward the wall on the outside of turn one. Hector slammed the transmission b...
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Contact Sport
Dakotah spun around. “Brian?!” But even as she started to move forward to embrace him, she detected the trademark graininess that bespoke a projected hologram. She converted the erstwhile lunge into a stumble, and stopped, staring at him—...
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Fodder
Fifteen fish stood between ‘The Shark’ and his path of prominence; the honor of being hailed a callous, coldblooded trawl. Before the night had ended; seven banded brothers had fallen, along with the seven other obstinate ones, perishing in...
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Fiend
Infuriated the beast bellowed a hollaring roar shaking the skull of his overstated ego. The precocious solitary stood firm in silence, wary of the seeker’s next strike. He knew this fiend would once again sharpen the blunt of his blade and strike wit...