(Author’s note: Starting next week, I’ll be back to doing weekly posts for fictioneers. PT is lowered to once a week. Here’s today’s fictioneers to celebrate!)
© Ronda Del Bacco
Touchdown
by Miles H. Rost
“10 seconds left, 5 points down. It’s up to Sahle, his road to recovery, and his team to make it.
“Y’know, Max, it’s amazing how he came back from a catastrophic leg injury in week one to be able to play tonight. The question is: Is he well enough?”
“We’ll know in a moment as they come out of the huddle. Sahle sounds off, Hillman in motion, and here’s the snap. Fakes a handoff, but can’t find his fielder. It does not look good…wait, he’s taking off. Wholly holes, he found one and he’s smokin’.
20…10…5… Touchdown, Sahle! That’s some leg work!”
Music and Fiction 
Exciting play 🙂 I’m not a football fan, but moments like this one are terrific. You had me on the edge of my bleacher!
I watched Howard Cosell the night before this went up. I was…inspired.
I like how you took the inspiration from the light as a floodlight at a football stadium. You got some pretty authentic announcer dialogue there. 🙂 Great story.
-David
As I said to granonine, Howard Cosell. Take a look at his December 6, 1980 announcement about John Lennon’s murder to see how it works. 🙂
You made football sound much better than the announcers do! Excellent write!
I learned from a great guy named Devon Krueger, who does Play-by-play for a group of stations in North Central Minnesota.
Great voices and atmosphere in this – although I’m a total ignoramus about football.
That’s okay! You don’t have to know to feel. Bask in being a spectator!