Almost forgot how to fly

The difference between movement and motion

First time one of my legs betrayed me was in 2016, when I tore a calf muscle getting into my seat on a plane. I went around for ten days saying, wow what a Charlie horse I gave myself, until the persistent swelling and bruising convinced me to go to Emerge.

The second time was during the lockdowns, when I bought a scooter because bicycles were hard to co…