My Father Called Me A Zero In Front Of Officers Until The Colonel Asked For My Call Sign

to present at his garden parties.

Marcus Hail checked his watch.

He had what he came for.

“Bird is spinning on the tarmac,” he said to me. “Wheels up in ten. You have gear?”

“In my car.”

“Move.”

I stepped out of the row. Officers who had been laughing three minutes ago pulled back their legs and shifted, creating the aisle clearance you give to someone you continue reading …