100 WORDS
Darwin’s Law
Thrifty Words Challenge 100 #18: Moderation
Restraint has never been my strong suit.
Go big or go home has been the motto since I was born.
Never has a challenge gone unanswered.
The Craigslist ad was intriguing:
Dare to live.
Live to dare.
Email me
So I did. Of course, I did.
This is why, when I tried base-jumping off the top of the Empire State Building without checking my gear, I found myself in this predicament.
Free falling.
No parachute.
No safety net.
Just me and my phone.
Maybe I should have shown some moderation.
Hell, no. This’ll be TikTok gold! I’ll go viral.
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Paul Mansfield is a writer, a photographer, a guitar player, a philosopher — some he does well, some not so well, but he still tries them all.p
You can follow him on Twitter @pmansfield
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