Nikki Hurt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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“Hey, Murphy, Wanna Play?” by Nikki Hurt

Submitted to Contest #136

My 7-year-old son, Isaac, wanted to wear the shirt every day. The royal blue color had long since faded to a less vibrant hue. The neck was stretched to almost double its original size. The white letters, framed in bright red, had worn cracks running through them along with its famous number 3, an homage to Dale Murphy, the 1980s Atlanta Braves fan favorite. A hand-me-down piece, it was his first choice on most days including this one. We rode away from serving dinner at the church, trying to kill time.“Let’s go to the dinosaur park!” Isaac,...

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