Friendly skies
From Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch is this week’s challenge.
November 25, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write about a canceled flight. Where was the flight headed? Who does it impact and why? How does a protagonist handle the situation? Go where the prompt leads!
Friendly skies
The announcement came at 7:55, just minutes before boarding.
“We’re sorry to announce that flight 497 to Minot has been cancelled—”
Thinking about the merger meeting at 11:00 I joined the grumbles from the other passengers. I opened my phone.
“—has partnered with Twilight Wish and today we’re fulfilling Edward Bendix’s wish. Mr. Bendix was an Air Force pilot during WW2. Today is his 100th birthday, and his wish is to pilot once more.”
The flight crew wheeled Edward toward the gate. His smile shone as bright as his Medal of Honor. I stood, returned his wave and applauded.
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Michael B. Fishman
Michaelsfishbowl 
Listening to John Hartford and thinking of Buster Scruggs…
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I had to google Buster Scruggs, is it a good movie?
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I didn’t think so, but the reviews beg to differ. It’s by the Joen Brothers, and they can be counted on for strange-weird. This movie is six different segments. The first one, with Buster, was the best. They got a bit too sinister for my taste after that.
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Ugh. COEN brothers, not Joen. Thinking too much of Buster…
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Joen is one of the brothers, right? Or, wait… 🙂
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That’s a smile-worthy delay. And the song has me dancing at my desk!
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What a lovely story…warms up a cold morning, for sure!
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Thanks Liz!
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I love your choice of perspective. It’s nice to see grumbling passengers have a change of heart, a cancelled flight often cops the worst of them.
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What Rebecca said. What a great thing to cancel for.
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