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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Of Iron and Bronze – 5
5. A couple of months into my struggles doing the Olympic lifts at the YMCA Frankie came up to me during a workout. “You switchin’ sides?” he said, smiling and patting me good-naturedly on the back with one huge … Continue reading
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Of Iron and Bronze – 4
4. In the summer of ’96, not long before I turned 17, my high school friends and I planned what was to be The Greatest Shore Party Of All Time. Through a series of deals and moves that rivaled the … Continue reading
Of Iron and Bronze – 3
3. On the drive home I noted the cars passing on the opposite side of the highway. Cars going Northbound on a Saturday around midnight. Many no doubt were on their way to the city, to begin or continue long … Continue reading
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Of Iron and Bronze – 2
2. That night, after putting in a quick afternoon shift at the carwash where I worked part time, I ended up going over to Ricky’s for a bit. From the apartment I shared with Pete in a two-family house in … Continue reading
And now for something completely different…
A weightlifting novel… [Note to the Reader: have you ever found yourself desperate for some weightlifting fiction? Of course you have. There are only so many times you can read Twilight the A Song of Ice and Fire books, after all. To fill … Continue reading
