I recently
read an article about Cindi Lauper —
You know,
the girl who just wanted to have fun in the ‘80s?
Trust me, even the XYs wanted to
have fun in the ‘80s…
It was the pre-Nirvana-angst age,
after all.
Anyway, back
in the day, Cindi rocketed to the top of the universal charts and sold over 50
million albums.
However,
within the decade her career began to sputter and she came down in a fiery fame
crash that demolished nearly everything in her life —
Her relationships,
her health, her sanity.
Sad ending,
right?
Not so
fast.
She picked
herself up.
She picked all the crash debris out of her teased-up pink hair.
And then she picked up her pen.
She wrote the
score for a musical called Kinky Boots.
Well,
apparently those Boots were made for
walking…
all the way
to Broadway.
And last Sunday
night Kinky Boots took home 6
Tony Awards!
Including
one for Cindi Lauper’s Best Musical Score.
So you see,
there are no sad endings.
And yes, if you've got a particular bend, you could argue that there are no happy ones
either…
It all
depends
on where
you end
the story.
PROMPT: Where do you end your stories? Just
for kicks, give your character a phoenix moment today. What are the ashes he or
she rises from? And what exactly is that victory’s flavor the second time
around?
I’m thinking roasted marshmallows,
but maybe that’s just me.
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