Michael Palermo

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“The Real Thing” by Michael Palermo

Submitted to Contest #80

Victory can be addicting. It's like an insatiable hunger, only to be quenched when we rise from battle with sweat-drenched uniforms and bloody knuckles, the smell of the crisp autumn air mixed with dewy grass clippings, knowing you left every ounce of your being out there on the field. It's a rather masochistic outlook, but that's what coach has been preparing us for since the beginning of summer. We fought and suffered for moments like this, the thrill of victory. Our journey started back in July; two yellow school buses dropped the troop...

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