Kid

at Storytellers Anonymous one of our assignments was to write for ten minutes using a picture for inspiration. i used the cover of our first edition of Hatch as i arrived late and it was the only thing handy. incidentally, hatch is not available on the internet. please contact me if you’d like a copy.

The war had taken it’s toll on Allied pilots. Thousands shot down over enemy territory, thousands more too afraid to return to the skies. Morale was at an all time low. Even officers were unable to hide the hopelessness they carried in their hearts. All seemed lost.

Until he came along.

He walked through camp with the swagger of youth. His dark eyes held a fire that ignited men’s bones. His words called out courage where ever they landed. He was stalwart. He was steadfast. And he was the ace who would turn the tide of that terrible war. We called him Kid. He was anything but.