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RE: The Mortality Files- A Surface Dweller's Tale

in #writing6 years ago

We had a basketball hoop in our driveway and I played a lot of PIG, HORSE, and Around the World, became a decent shot and decided to join the school team one year- quickly found out that as much as I found it fun to practice shooting, it did not carry over to learning plays and getting yelled at constantly by a coach, lol

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Yep, I was on a church basketball team for a minute or two. I was the only one on the court wearing black socks with my uniform, I didn't have any white sport socks, had no idea there was such a thing til then! The black socks magically prevented anyone from passing the ball to me, probably for the best.

I have always been drawn to the individuals who 'wear black socks instead of white'. They're usually the kind that you'll see walking across the lawn instead of down the sidewalk- not out of an overt rebellion either, just a natural inclination that they don't even know they're doing ;)

I still didn't want to play with balls, but as I recall, the first chance i got I insisted on WHITE sneakers and white socks so that I would look more normal, the beginnings of my life as an illusionist, I suppose.