In honor of yesterday’s sort-of baseball Opening Day, here’s a 100-word story about a first pitch gone wrong. Enjoy! Arlen Payne was perspiring. He heard jeers amid the cheers, felt the fans’ unspoken desire for his embarrassment. They wanted him to fail. Arlen Payne wouldn’t comply. He was Arlen Payne. He had a reputation to […]
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Published on March 27, 2025 03:00