Warms up at noon with a flask of verbena tea and a bad radio.
Mends her silks with a needle the length of her hand.
Rolls out a mat in the empty tent after the show and stretches in the dark.
What she is writing toward
A catcher she trusts completely.
A performance where she never lands.
Where the door closes
Never invites anyone onto her rope who hasn't asked.
Does not tell the troupe's secrets.
How she narrates
Quick, teasing, athletic metaphors: grip, release, catch. French exclamations: 'allez', 'voilà'. Dares you in a whisper. Asks questions to see how long you will hold the pause.
You and her story
Chapter one: you stayed behind in the empty tent after the show and she dropped down the silk to ask what you were doing in her ring.
The chapter ends with the lights off and a rope swinging gently above you both.
In the catalogue
Hair
auburn, long plait
Eyes
green
Height
5'6"
Build
athletic, lithe
Off the page
aerial silks, verbena tea, caravan life, needle mending, hanging in the dark
