“I’m going to fly this thing, then I’m going to set it afire and never have another thing to do with aeroplanes!” —Clyde Cessna after an unsuccessful 1911 attempt at flight Wichita aviation has been a backdrop for most of my life. I was not aware of this fact for many years, but the reality […]
Three Reasons I Love Living In Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, the best kept secret in the world, and I want to keep it that way” – Nancy Hancock-Cullen As always, when I begin to compose a blog post, I look for an inspirational quote. As I searched for quotes on living in Wichita, I came up dry. I am delighted! As the world […]
An Awesome Example Of A Story Rescue – Fearful Shepherds
Story Rescue: “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.”- Neil Gaiman The rescue story of the nativity would be incomplete without the shepherds “keeping watch over […]
Giving A Voice To The Voiceless – The Christmas Shepherds
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. – Neil Gaiman The story of the nativity would be incomplete without the shepherds “keeping watch over their flocks […]
Three Ways Quiet Pivotal Moments Can Burst Open New Adventures
In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made. – Vera Farmiga I look back, now, and I know that the naming moment, which seemed so insignificant then, which seemed to demand no more than an arbitrary and superstitious yes or no, was in fact a pivotal moment in my life. – Gregory David Roberts I remember the […]
Three Ways To Use DNA To Authenticate And Launch Your Story
DNA opens an even more mysterious door to understanding the human condition: all of our ancestors live within each one of us whether we are aware of it or not. ― Laurence Overmire, from: The One Idea That Saves The World: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis There is science that bears out the […]
The First Plunge – Conquer Doubt And Fear – Give Your Story A Voice!
A great change in life is like a cold bath in water-we all hesitate at the first plunge” – Letitia Elizabeth Landon My first plunge at giving stories voice was in February 2016. The desire to gather and share personal stories lurked in my soul for many years. It was one of those “someday” desires that […]
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday – When Things Go Really Wrong
“Mayday” is not a call you want to have to make, but sometimes things go wrong…. When it was time to relocate our airplanes closer to home, logistics were considerable. One had to be transported by truck, the other needed its annual inspection before the re-positioning. Once all the details and dates were known, a […]
What Is Happening With The Cute Biplane Build?
The Biplane Build: To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. – Otto Lilienthal Aviation is still considered a man’s world by many. The time to reach young ladies is during their first years of school. Research has shown that although children may change their minds several […]