Welcome to my new blog, where I'll be taking a look at all things aviation-related in young adult fiction and other forms of arts and entertainment. Look for book/movie reviews and recommendations, hopefully some author interviews, and the occasional toot of my own horn. Writing and flying and have been two of my oldest passions, and from a very young age I've found how easily they intertwine.
I have long believed in the power of the arts to inspire us. The things we read, the things we watch, especially in adolescence, can have a huge impact on our lives. When I was young, I read every book I could get my hands on about flying and space travel, dreaming one day I'd slip the surly bonds of earth", as the famous poem by John Magee. Decades later, I'd find myself strapped to an ejection seat, staring up (yes, up) at the ground from 17,000 feet above the Earth, or leaning out the open cabin door of Coast Guard helicopter, or cruising serenely over turquoise Caribbean waters.
Tomorrow's pilots, engineers, astronauts, and other aerospace professionals are today's young adults, and I look forward to helping inspire the next generation!
-Mike, Out.
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