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The Southern Flyer
November 20, 2019
By the storytellers of the Huntington
She's flying. It's a weird looking thing she's flying in.
She's flying to South Carolina. It's a good place. She needs to fix her airplane. It's not working as well as she would like. Maybe there's a basket on the back. Maybe she's gonna jump out. Maybe she just comes down easy and jumps out. She's got wicked big legs. She's a well-stabled person. She looks very stoic. She's got both hands on the wheel. She's not foolin' around.
Maybe she has a cast on her left leg. Maybe she broke it jumping out of the plane.
So serious, her hands are very tight on the wheel.
The plane is on the ground.
She's pretty young lookin'.
Susie is in her 20's. She does other things, but her main love is flying. She flies at least every weekend. She might be an airline hostess or secretary. Susie is from New York. She's a little too gamey to live with her parents. She likes the excitement of flying. Every time she does it, it gives her a little more confidence.
She's a loner. Susie is pretty self-confident.
It is the late 40s, early 50s. She's wearing a hat, hoodie, and scarf.
There are people in the stadium watching her get ready to fly. Her family is a little worried, but she usually does okay. She looks pretty self-centered.
It's pretty night weather because it's light. It's late spring.
Before this, she had to convince her family to let her fly.
Susie checked the plane first. She knows herself. She knows what she can and can't do. She's feeling good about the flight.
New York to South Carolina is not a quick trip.
Quite the journey. She probably would have to make some stops along the way.
It takes her about a day to get there.
The trip went okay. She's gonna go to the airport to get new parts. Susie wants a better area for her to fly in so she won't be out in the open. That's a long way for her to be out there.
They told her she couldn't do it, but she said she's gonna do it. There might be another broken foot in her future since she's jumpin' in and out of the basket.
When she makes her mind up to do something, she does it.
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