Lucy
Meet my friend Louise
I’ll be back Monday
Hi Louise
Lovely to meet you
Great you’re interested in the classes
I’ve added you to the mailing list
Thanks for this
Hope to be with you Wednesday
Zoom shut me out of this afternoon’s class
No idea why
I didn’t just abandon you all
Louise
Tricky technology!
Sorry about that!
I was speaking with Clare yesterday
It dawned on me that you are Louise the playwright
When you messaged I thought I recognised your name
I did one of your plays at school
Tissue
And I went to High Storrs
Where she told me you went
I found my book of 4 of your plays
It was on the shelf
I’d been carrying it round since I left school
And Tissue has my notes
Performed it at school
A lovely circle
Now we are dancing together
Thank you for the inspiration
16 year old me
And for now
Dancing
Yes
That’s me
Not sure I’d describe what I am doing as dancing
I’m mostly counting
Making some attempt to copy you
I have no muscle memory
In my body
I did get thrown out of dance class when I was about 6 for ‘trying too hard’
At High Storrs I was told I couldn’t be a writer
I think they have a better attitude towards the arts nowadays
You are definitely dancing!
I’m glad you didn’t listen
Won’t make it today
I’m back in hospital
They’ve put me on a drip
Won’t have run through by two
Oh no
Give it a go with the drip in
Don’t think that would be the best idea
Hope you’re feeling better soon
Lucy Haighton 