So what if 28 is somewhat old to be anyone's prom date? As a writer, this could be a prime research experience. I'll make a short story out of it, and call it
Senior Ball
or
Prom Night
. It'll be a modern day fairy tale, or maybe a young Harlequin romance. "There's one thing I should tell you," Gina says, looking out to sea. "Everybody else will be going boy-girl, and I'm not the most popular person at school." There was a time not so long ago when one woman and one girl attending a high school prom together would have been considered highly dangerous...utterly scandalous...pretty much impossible. This true story happened during that time. A Green Flame Omnimedia Slim: Life's Defining Moments in Slender Volumes.
We exist at a time when every choice matters.