This past weekend, I watched a staged sword (light saber) fight performed by the Sword Conservatory.

It was fun to watch, but more fun was the demo. I got to practice a method of stage fighting called Flynning. (Named after the great swashbuckling moviestar of the Golden Era, Errol Flynn.)

I found out it wasn’t as easy as the instructor made it look. Either that or my lack of coordination was showing. Although the latter was probably the truth, I like to believe it was harder than it looked. Okay, so we had foam swords but I’m sticking with my delusion.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I wrote a short story, Bond of a Lifetime, about dragon-riding warriors in a medieval/steam-powered world. After my sword fighting lesson, I’m plotting out another story in that world so I can use my new sword fighting knowledge.

Stay tuned….