From Solo to Tandem
Second Place: Winter 2019 Writing Contest Grimacing, Daniel focused on shutting out the nearby voices. His mother’s desperate, pleading words, “There must be SOMETHING you can do, Doctor?...
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Changing Energy, Championing Hope
"I moved from being a community thug to becoming a potential world cycling champion."Gboniwe Uchenna Shammah It is a popular saying that sports bring people together, and helps...
No Loitering
You knew your goddamn seat post collar was broken. The final miles of your last ride, you hobbled home, ass slammed, legs like misaligned pistons. You had plenty...
To Be Unsure You’ll Succeed
"Digging really—really—deep unearths gems about ourselves that we never knew existed." Underneath, all was well. On the other side of the quilt, though, biting coldness awaited amidst a...
Windbreakers
This magnificent boulder, perched atop a craggy peak and overlooking the valley below, was once a vision to behold. Today, after thousands of years spent enduring high-altitude sun,...
Together, We Ride
Our mountain bikes whisk along a strip of trail, the gravel underneath each tire sizzling like bacon. As we force the pebbles aside, they release wisps of dirt...
Cycling Through Perspective
“Get on the fucking sidewalk!” the person behind me yelled. After stepping off my pedals and planting my feet firmly on the ground, I turned my head over...