I have a Patreon account now. I’m going to share what I’m working on while I’m working on it. I’ll … More
Author: Heather Poole
Yeah, that's me, the one standing in the aisle wearing flammable polyester...
Heather Poole Interview with The BBC Radio Show The Conversation
The Conversation – a BBC World Service radio show that brings together two women from different parts of the world to … More
Things I’ve Learned Shopping for Second Hand Clothes
Before September 2016, I didn’t think that much about fashion. I enjoyed looking nice, but I didn’t do a lot … More
Americans Don’t Care About Safety
If it’s not a Boeing, I’m not going. That’s a phrase I’ve heard often over the course of my 20-plus … More
Crematories & “Safe” Chemicals
What does Bill Clinton’s sex life have in common with dead people? I’ll get to that in a moment. First, … More
Wake Up and Smell the Formaldehyde
There’s a school that suspends kids for wearing deodorant,” said my 12-year-old son on the way to school one morning. … More
Airlines Slow to Respond to Health and Safety Standards for Flight Attendants
Initially, the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study set out to learn how flame retardants in the home affect the endocrine system. … More
Dear Kamala Harris, Our Airline Uniform Made Us Sick
Dear Kamala Harris, I’d like to say thank you. Thank you for caring about people, all people, regardless of race, … More
Harvard Links Chemicals in Clothing to Flight Attendant Health Complaints
To those who’ve been following the uniform crisis over the last year, I want to say thank you for your … More
Welcome to the Club Nobody Wants to Join
Welcome to the club nobody wants to be a part of. That’s how we greet newbies who join our support group for American Airlines employees who’ve … More
Brace Yourself: In Defense of “Hysterical” Flight Attendants
An AirAsia plane “plummeted” from the sky, and in every news report I read, passengers complained that flight attendants panicked. … More
Fly Me: It’s 2017, so why are flight attendants still being sexualized?
I’m a flight attendant. My job is to make sure passengers get from point A to point B as … More