My Brother Handed Me an Economy Ticket

aircraft has been reassigned…”

“…because the government flight crew has been instructed to wait for you.”

What Brandon Had Never Asked

For one full second, nobody said anything.

Then Brandon barked out a laugh that sounded fake even to him.

“Government flight crew?”

He looked at me like there had to be a punchline coming. Like I’d finally decided, at forty-two continue reading …