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Michelle Dimoski

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game

Submitted to Contest #78

I drop to the floor in pain. I didn’t think my first class would be this brutal. Maybe kickboxing isn’t for me? I pick myself up off the floor and get back into my fighting stance, sweat dripping down my forehead and into my eyes. The saltiness of the sweat stings and I blink to refocus. My partners hands are up and ready for me to unleash the combo - Jab, cross, left kick…jab, cross, left kick – I did it! I look to my partner and she seems impressed, maybe not impressed, maybe more fascinated by my coordination (or lack of). I stand in fron...

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