I didn’t start playing sport because I was athletic, or because it was part of the school curriculum. I was angry; furiously angry, and I wanted to fight.
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Posted in The Duel with tags bouncer, Christianity, Feminism, Islam, Karate, Nazism, Sapiens, Victorian Super Heavyweight Champion, Yuval Noah Harari on January 27, 2024 by Jarrod BoyleThe Duel
Posted in The Duel with tags boarding school, Football, ruckman on January 19, 2024 by Jarrod BoyleThe Antagonist
J- kicked the football towards the sun, leaping into the air as the ball sprang from his extended foot. It continued to climb as he returned to earth, his kicking leg gracefully extended as if it willed the ball forward on its ascent, its slow pendulous flight in sharp contrast to the chaotic spread of the players beneath it.
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Posted in The Duel with tags bully, Holotropic Breathwork, sexual assault, shaman, supermarket, The Duellists on January 10, 2024 by Jarrod BoyleDragged Backwards – Into The Past – By The Balls
You’re never ready for these sorts of things when they overtake you. It’s probably part of the reason they fester in your mind for so long afterwards.
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