The Mountain
3 min readDec 28, 2020
Hudson rounds the concrete corner, gathering speed. Ahead, The Mountain looms large.
He hasn’t yet cleared the top without falling. At nine, he’s one of the youngest at The Skate Park. All around him, high school kids clear every obstacle with unassuming grace. If they are scared, they don’t show it.
Weakness attracts derision. And nobody wants to be seen as the outcast.
