The Ambivalence of Winning yet Losing

Brian Dickens Barrabee
The Haven
Published in
3 min readJan 17, 2023

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It may be a record that will never be broken.

Photo by Keith Johnston on Pixabay

He’s part of the team but isolated. He usually doesn’t look like the rest of the guys. Nowhere near as big or intimidating. Usually doesn’t have the tattoos or the braided hair.

Every practice while the other players are grunting, running and pounding each other in team drills he’s off unsupervised…

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Brian Dickens Barrabee
The Haven

Very much involved with the world and likes nothing better than writing about its absurdities. Award winning author who guarantees a laugh or two a story.