The Captain Knew Me Before the Passenger Did

“If you’re still scared after you learn, good. The fearless ones kill people.”

I’ve repeated that sentence to every first officer I’ve trained.

I wanted to thank you for that long before today.

I also wanted to tell you this: my son is named Morgan.

Not after me.

• Dan Warren

I read it twice.

Then a third time, because my eyes had gone stupid.

Dana pretended continue reading …