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    Settling A Score
    Settling A Score
    Settling A Score
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    Settling A Score

    By Mike DeLucia

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    A heart-warming short story that invites readers to the Bronx during the 1960s and into the home of the DeFrancos, where two estranged brothers are forced to play on the same little league team.

    In the process they learn about life, each other, and the enduring challenges of being brothers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike DeLucia
    Release dateNov 15, 2018
    ISBN9780463757826
    Settling A Score
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    Mike DeLucia

    Mike DeLucia grew up in the Throggs Neck/Pelham Bay section of the Bronx and spent his childhood playing baseball, softball, and all of the street games associated with city living in the '60s and '70s. He began his career as an actor and entrepreneur and began teaching high school English in his forties. Besides "Madness", Mike has published "Boycott The Yankees: A Call to Action by a Lifelong Yankees Fan", and "Settling A Score", a short story. He travels the world with his wife, Lillian, and has two children and one grandchild.

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      Settling A Score - Mike DeLucia

      Books by Mike DeLucia

      BOYCOTT THE YANKEES

      MADNESS

      WHEN THE PHONE RANG, I sprang to my feet and ran toward the kitchen. My older brother raced ahead and shouldered me into the living-room wall on his quest for the ringing trophy.  My mother, standing in the kitchen and close to the phone, glared at Louis as he ripped the handset off the receiver—yet before he could seal the victory, he meekly forfeited his prize to Mom after noticing her deadly, blank stare and open palm.

      Hello? Still eyeing Louis. Yes I’m Mark DeFranco’s mother. How can I help you? A wave of nervous excitement rushed through me. Oh hello. Mark’s been looking—

      Who is it, Mom? I interrupted.

      Excuse me sir. Cocking her head and burning me with the evil eye this time. It’s your baseball coach. Can you please get me a pencil? I rushed across the room toward the junk drawer, but Louis grabbed a pen off the kitchen counter, handed it to Mom, and smiled wryly at me.  I’m sorry for the interruption, Mom said. Using her shoulder to hold the receiver against her ear, she scribbled on a piece of paper. Okay… Oh how nice!  I’ll be sure to let him know; he’ll be very happy to hear that. My heart thumped. Okay, got it, Monday 4:00 pm… at the main field…

      This was the moment I’d been waiting for. It was the beginning of little league season,

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