Friends, today's post is going to be short and mostly made of photos. I'm in Paris, visiting my friend Jessica who has just moved here, and gathering so many details for Margaret's third adventure! "Third? But we only have the one book so
There are few things in life more delightful than being unexpectedly upgraded on a transatlantic flight. Similarly, there are few things less delightful than vomiting into your own bra in the back of a Parisian taxi. And yet, somehow, I managed to experience both within a mere twelve hours. "
Some people have good travel karma. You know these people when you see them. They show up at the airport forty-five minutes before departure, sail through security with nobody in front of them, discover their gate is directly across from Starbucks, get upgraded for no discernible reason, and land
There was a period in my life as a flight attendant when I had a man in almost every port. Not literally every port, of course. Some layovers had terrible flight schedules, some had terrible men, and occasionally I was just too tired to care about either. But I had
I cut a chunk out of the second Margaret book this week. I needed to "cut down on details that are eating up page count without moving the story forward." Rude, but fair. This was one of those annoying editing decisions where I liked the section very much
Last week, Delta gave me a pin for thirty years of service. Tiny gold wings, three minuscule gemstones embedded in them. One diamond, flanked by two emeralds. My manager pinned it to my uniform lapel in the flight attendant lounge in Atlanta, where it smelled like stale popcorn with a
The following was submitted as my Writing Battle entry for a 500-word story, with the randomly assigned genre of "In Plain Sight" and two additional, randomly selected prompts (I got multiple chances to re-draw, and these are what I ended up with!) for item and character:
I wanted to share a few details about what I'm working on right now in the Margaret-verse (and there seems to be quite the Margaret-verse). In fact, I keep staying up past midnight getting story ideas and scenes typed out before I fall asleep, on my
I've told you some of the things they teach us in flight attendant training, but there are many things you learn sitting in an airport with a senior flight attendant who has decided you’re old enough to hear the story, she's got time today. These
It was the middle of January, which meant New York had become actively hostile to human life, and I had two days off between trips. I was off probation, holding a really crappy schedule, broke enough to consider catered crew meals part of my compensation package, and in possession of
Chapter 1 The Wrong Colosseum0:00/1133.252631× This week I'm sharing what I've been working on: recording the audiobook version of The Wrong Colosseum! I'm about a third of the way through recording the audiobook, and having a lot of fun telling the
There are few people more terrifying to a brand-new flight attendant than a senior flight attendant who is both very good at her job and impossible to read. People in the airline industry are just like people in every industry, but with a few more quirks. There are many