By Esther Baird First published in the Beverly Citizen Feb 26, 2008 Grace is not the most striking quality of the women in my family. As such, we’ve produced no ballerinas. As a little girl, I was given to climbing trees and catching snakes. My two good friends, on the other hand, both took ballet and,…
Month: February 2008
Polar Plunge Revisited
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Beverly Citizen, February 14, 2008 “Four, three . . .” the crowd screamed. “Wait!” I yelled. “Now? Is it now?” I danced around like a maniac. “I didn’t hear ten! Who started counting? So it’s now?” “TWO!” The crowd surged around me. “ONE!”…