When the conversation turns to “If you could be anyone, who would you be?” my response is “John Madden.”  Male heads turn:  Does a woman want to be a football... Read more >>

I’m reading this article and I put myself in the crying lady’s shoes. I’m imagining it’s my sister and I on that airplane going to see my dad who is in bad health. I would... Read more >>

This morning, I boarded an airplane confidently, breathing normally and lacking a queasy stomach even well after take-off. After landing, I walked out of the airport feeling exactly as I had just a... Read more >>

If the word “fuselage” is any indication, planes aren’t built by people with an appreciation for comfort. Ever since I made the decision to wean myself off of Xanax, it has... Read more >>

I once enjoyed airplane turbulence. In my twenties, I even preferred a bumpy flight to a smooth one; it felt like a roller coaster ride. On one flight, when I was twenty-six, the plane hit an air... Read more >>

I prefer three things on airplanes if I’m traveling alone: window seats, a good magazine, and no talking. It’s not that I don’t like saying hello or engaging in small talk with my... Read more >>

My Air Tran seatmate on a flight from Pensacola, Florida to Atlanta fiddles with his seat belt, then points to the small hole on the arm of the seat. “Where are the headsets for... Read more >>

I suffer from panic attacks. They started back when I was in graduate school, but they weren’t too bad then. Usually they occurred while I was driving and I’d just roll down the window or... Read more >>

Why is it that the early days of air travel seemed so much more fun? The days when women wore their best dresses and men wore three-piece suits really defined the term jet-setting. I’ve often... Read more >>