Saskia Schleicher

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“The "perfect" swing” by Saskia Schleicher

Submitted to Contest #216

I can’t believe the past eight years have led me to this point.  I still remember my first day at practice, like it was yesterday. I was only 7 years old, an anxious little girl playing with all the boys. But the coach was always encouraging me.  “It’s so nice to finally have a girl on the team again,” he would say. “The girls are usually my favourite,” he’d whisper, with a cheeky smile and a wink. “Don’t let the boys intimidate you, baseball is a girls’ sport as much as it’s a boys’ sport.” He always tried to include me, make ...

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New to writing in english, but eager to do more!