Windy

“What a great building. Is there a spiritual reason for the six sides?” Jane stumped through the meeting hall with her foldable cane clacking along at high speeds for a retiree.

“No. There are six sides because…” The tour guide half-ran, half-walked, trying to head her off so the rest of the group could catch up.

“I’ll bet it was a political thing. Right? Someone rich and powerful chose the design?” Jane spun around, looking straight up at the ceiling as though viewing the rotunda of a state capital building.

“No. It’s because this was the only design the wind didn’t blow down during hurricane season.”

The Hub: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Photo credit: Dee Lovering