LJ Idol S11 Week 8: True North

[orockthro]

Prompt: True North

When people speak of the things that hold them together, they speak of love, of trust, of family, or maybe of god.

I speak of nearly two tons of high tensile fire-resistant fabric knitted together with a foul smelling glue, a thin metal frame, and bladders of highly-flammable hydrogen gas suspended in a net above my head.

It is not

Comments

[halfshellvenus]

and your pencil sharp
Oh, what a blessing! I love the style of that, and the gumption of Ellena and her mother.

I knew we would probably get a few entries about the North Pole, but hadn't anticipated anything with such wonderful style and flair and such an interesting and heartfelt viewpoint. This was just lovely. :)

[alycewilson]

Well told. You provide a lot of appropriate details that help this time period to come alive.

[minikin]

Superb.