Bren Christolear

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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“342” by Bren Christolear

Submitted to Contest #67

I’ll get second place today. I always get second place when she’s in the race. And these days, more often than not, she’s in the race. I let the familiar sense of Never Enough wash over me. The sounds of failure scream so loud in my head that I almost don’t hear the starting pistol. And just like that we’re off. Hundreds of Nikes, Reeboks, and New Balances are pounding the pavement in a comforting rhythm. By the time the surface under our feet morphs from steamy hot asphalt to crunchy gravel we’ve left the weekend warriors and fun runners b...

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