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The feeling of liberation I get every time I cycle is priceless! It helps me tune out of the noise in my head and tune into the melody of nature. I love the mystery of the day’s performance. Would I be enthralled by the wheels crunching gravel or its steady hum over tarmac? Would I be greeted with a chilling breeze or a gentle warmth?
Over the past year though, I have come to realize that this joy of weightlessness is not because of these enchantments. The real reason is that I have learned to give up my need to control and blindly put my trust in another. I cannot tell you what an exhilarating feeling it is to feel completely protected by the caption! As a stoker, all I need to do is pedal, obey, relax, listen and feel.
Every time I cycle now, I am ever grateful for having found the Tandem Club.
Word Count: 154
Flash fiction in response to FFfAW hosted by Priceless Joy.
Captain: The front rider who pedals and steers. Stoker: Rear rider.
Some tidbits on tandem cycling.
Thought trail 
Great story! I really like the part about “giving up my need to control”.
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Thank you PJ! 🙂
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Delightful story. I love the way the narrator can tune out the noise in his head by being the stoker.
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Thanks Penny! 🙂 It would be wonderful to do so isn’t it?
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I like the part about giving up the need to control, but I’m not so sure about the blind trust! Maybe a comfortable middle ground?
This was a great story 🙂
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Thanks Jade!
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Thanks for a most lovely ride to such a serene place.
Beautiful story .🙂
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Thank you, Moon :). I bet all of us should have one such activity to just unwind and let go.
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Would be a wonderful club! Well done.
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Thank you! Such clubs function in many places. I too hope to at least visit one such!
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