Flight Lesson – 28
Missing the missing man. We saved a slot for him in the sky on the airshow fly-by. Look up. Do you see him in the space we erased? I do. Look down, he’s standing right in front of you. Go on....
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An angel laid on my wing in the museum. Her name is Evie. She was eight and told me she wanted to be a veterinarian. I saw the angel again a few weeks ago. Now she wants to be a ballerina. Both...
View ArticleEntr’acte
Entr’acte. Between acts. An Entr’acte is a play within a play during the intermission. In early theater the action would continue in front of the curtain as a prelude to act two. Audiences didn’t...
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Walk across the ramp with me. Take my hand. Let’s go see the planes. Which one do you want? They’re all so beautiful, it’s hard to pick. I want the shiny one. Why? It the prettiest and looks...
View ArticleWho is Jimmie Allen?
Has anyone seen Jimmie Allen? I’ve been looking all over for him. I stood in Red Square with the Night Witches and pointed at his picture. “Do you recognize him?” All they said was, “Nyet.” I flew...
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I have this plane because of you. I saw you standing at the airport fence, a Faraday Cage I couldn’t recognize you through. It had been so long since I had seen you. Seems like a thousand years ago....
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Schrödinger’s cat is standing by my wing. Flips a challenge coin and says, “Call.” Alive or dead. I’m too smart to fall for that old cat trick. Uncertainty is the only certainty a pilot knows. I...
View ArticleFlight Lesson – 33
Close your eyes. I have a present for you. No, it’s not your birthday but I wanted to give you something anyway. A before my birthday, birthday surprise. I couldn’t decide what we would like. What...
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I sat on the grass and talked to Meis. I asked Meis van der Rohe, “How could you do that, dear man?” Build a fortress of black bars and glass, in such a beautiful space, along the curve of Lake...
View ArticleThe Wish Twin
The boy and the old plane both wished to fly, but the plane no longer believed in wishes. It had been so long since it had flown; abandoned, broken, and alone. The plane had forgotten how to believe....
View ArticleA Suitcase of Serendipity
Open a chart. Find a place. See a picture without a face. Follow a back, back in time. Turn a question over in your mind. Connect the dots across a map. Turn around and retrace your steps. Climb...
View ArticleLiberty
The horn blows one long. Ships’ bell rings. Liberty, Liberty, Liberty. Grab your Black Seal rum and put your dress flags on. Roll up your wake and run bareboat with me. Unlace the lines, let them...
View ArticleIsle de los Captivas
Waiting for the boat to Upper Captiva, I saw an angel in tennis shoes standing on the dock with a foot locker. I asked the angel to share the shade of the Chickee Hut with me. We sat, side by side at...
View ArticleThe Steps
There is a man to my left. We were facing each other but offset. Both sitting on steps – like the kind that lead up to a college or a public building. White stone, small risers with wide steps. We...
View ArticleFlight Lesson – 28
Missing the missing man. We saved a slot for him in the sky on the airshow fly-by. Look up. Do you see him in the space we erased? I do. Look down, he’s standing right in front of you. Go on....
View ArticleFlight Lesson – 29
An angel laid on my wing in the museum. Her name is Evie. She was eight and told me she wanted to be a veterinarian. I saw the angel again a few weeks ago. Now she wants to be a ballerina. Both...
View ArticleEntr’acte
Blu was donated to Triple Tree Aerodrome to help their youth program July, 2017. “I know the price you paid to get Blu. I wouldn’t worry about it too much, that’s our lucky number.”
View ArticleFlight Lesson – 30
Walk across the ramp with me. Take my hand. Let’s go see the planes. Which one do you want? They’re all so beautiful, it’s hard to pick. I want the shiny one. Why? It the prettiest and looks...
View ArticleFlight Lesson – 27
A clocca is a clock. A clock is a bell. A bell marks a watch. From the tower each hour, the Watchman calls, “All’s well.” Wæccende, Boatman, remain awake. Ships watch changes four quarters a day....
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