Literary – December 24

“Victory in combat is like sex with a prostitute. For a moment you forget everything in the sudden physical rush, but then you have to pay your money to the woman showing you the door. You see the dirt on the walls and your sorry image in the mirror.”

–Karl Marlantes, born this date in 1944.

Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist loses because s/he wins.

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