The batting cage was tucked behind the park. You never hit one over the fence, but you came back every summer anyway. The netting was frayed. The bucket of balls always short by three or four. But that ping off aluminum was your meditation bell.
Shinto
Objects carry spirit through use. The bat, the ball, even the glove you never replaced—each holds your i…
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