Riverman Writing

Illustration by Maria Wright https://instagram.com/sugar.paper This was a little character note from this morning, intended for my 'Character Bible', but it suddenly turned into a mini-story! (Thank you to my niece, Maria, for the use of the above artwork!) Jenny She was a little taller than I. Tall, slim and jokey and wore a light cotton dress with a tiny floral print.  We were all workmates, not daters, so the atmosphere was light and informal. We had never danced together but, that night, danced as if we always had. We amazed ourselves, laughed, had fun – dodging between the other dancers, waltzing like we could read each other's minds. We were incapable of mistakes. Later, I realised the lead had passed between us every few seconds, one or the other taking it up or relinquishing it - instinctively, as the situation and the movement of the company changed. Later, we laughed about it, each expressing our amazement and surprise, Jenny saying afterwards “I've never danc...