If you ever want to know how truly ugly human nature is, fly standby. Purchasing a standby ticket is a low-risk, high reward practice. Last weekend I purchased a round-trip standby request for $50: a regular ticket would've cost upwards of $500. In the grand scheme of travel, $50 is peanuts. Spending a tenth of a regular priced ticket is lovely. Waiting for a seat is not. Most of Continue Reading
The Romantic Rationalist (Review and Giveaway)
I must have hit the backspace button about 20 times before I actually finished this sentence…and I’m still not pleased with how it turned out. That’s the thing about writers: we are never satisfied. We are always wondering if what we’ve typed was good enough; we sit contemplatively thinking about the receptions our words will get. As most of you know, I began this profession as a means to Continue Reading
Bootleg Editorial: Sidelined by Chuck Pagano (Review and Giveaway)
It's almost here; and it just happens to be the most wonderful time of the year. No, I'm not a crazy southerner who has all of her Christmas shopping done yet. I am that other kind of crazy southerner...you know: the football-crazy southerner. There'll be hamburgers grilling and fourth quarters thrilling and yelling there out in the heat. There'll be awesome pass stories and tales of the Continue Reading