This is a very short story I wrote a while back. I dusted it off and thought I’d throw it up at fictionaut. Here is a short excerpt:

There are worse things than getting your ass kicked by a 12 year old Puerto Rican kid. This was exactly my thinking as he stood over me, his pre-pubescent screams sounding like a baby Bruce Lee, preparing to finish me off.

Then, I passed out.

I came to and learned I had two broken fingers on my left hand, a hyper-extension and a nasty middle finger sprain on my right. This was the catalyst for my realization that I was not cut out for Karate.

Give it a read. Especially if you’re thinking about taking karate.