100 Stories by Adam Nathan

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Story #10: "The Knuckleball Artist" (Chapter 26)

Story #10: "The Knuckleball Artist" (Chapter 26)

A seized combine piston, a pinball flipper, a clean-and-jerk, and a hijacked school bus.

Adam Nathan
May 05, 2025
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CHAPTER 26

The Legendary 5.09(b)(2)

Reginald looked on at Phineas shaking off pitch after pitch — then thankfully getting settled on one he wanted.

The boy went into his wind-up.

Maybe it was more of a pitcher’s grimace, but at the barbershop, Al still stops trimming and takes a moment to remember: it was the…

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