JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="story">
    <div class="left">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed ac faucibus nisi. Proin nec eros est, vitae rhoncus purus. Nullam blandit suscipit diam, sit amet dictum mauris bibendum at. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Maecenas ac nisi nec lectus sodales luctus. Fusce at tristique nisi.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="right">
        <img src="http://placehold.it/100x50">
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.story {
   display: table;
   vertical-align: middle;

}
.left, .right {
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: middle;
 }