Airplanes
Afterimageby KT Thompson
When the airplane crashed in the meadow, I was on a walk to look for birds. My torso a crosshatch of straps: binoculars, camera, sling with water and...
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The Red KiteMilo found a red kite tangled in the old mango tree behind his house. Its tail was torn, and one wooden stick had snapped. He almost threw it away, but something about its bright color made him carry it insid...
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Airplanes
November 53577by Erik Bittner
It’s pinned to the plaster ceiling over my desk, which my wife doesn’t like so much, but I put it there so I could look up and always see...
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Confessions of a Paper Pilotby Jodi Goforth
My first flight instructor was an asshole. His name was Boris, which should tell you enough. His one redeeming act, however, was when he showed me 10,...
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Fly Like an Eagleby Rossana G. D’Antonio
My plane was screaming down the runway...or was that me screaming. The little Cessna’s wings wavered and bounced slightly as we gained speed. My...
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The Devil's in the Detailingby Erin Seidemann
I named my Cessna “Orion” for the constellation that was shining majestically above him on the night he became mine. Not too long after Or...
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