She thought being brave meant charging into battle, standing
up to tyrants or rescuing a child drowning at sea. Then she put on ballet shoes
for the first time in thirty-five years. Twice as old as the others in the
room, she put her game face on and approached the barre.
Courage takes many forms.
About Friday Flash 55: The challenge is to write a complete story in fifty-five words. If you've written a 55-flash, let The G-Man know!
9 comments:
I don't have that much courage.
February 1, 2013 at 12:44 AMNo classes for adults?
February 1, 2013 at 5:42 AMAnd yes, courage takes many forms. I'm glad you found the courage to return.
Oh you are daring! Love it!
February 1, 2013 at 6:57 AMgood for her...my wife was a ballerina for 18 years...i am sure that day will come for her as well...
February 1, 2013 at 7:46 AM@Susan: Of course it's an adult class. I took a little poetic license, but I've got at least two decades on most of them.
February 1, 2013 at 8:19 AMlovely flash...one I totally agree with.
February 1, 2013 at 8:39 AMgood luck with your ballet :)
BunnyAnn...
February 1, 2013 at 9:08 AMLoved your foot shot!
A pic unshod is preferred by me, maybe that will come in due time..:-)
And I bet you can still pirouette with the best of them.
Loved your Bolshoi 55
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
I'm definitely a coward!
February 1, 2013 at 8:12 PMI am certainly impressed... assuming this is not a fiction 55... something tells me it is true. And good for you!
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