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Advice for writers & my chick lit inspiration
This interview originally appeared on ChickLitCentralTheBlog.com What was the most challenging part of writing “Cruising Attitude?” Finding time to write. I’ve been talking about writing a book for years. After awhile even close friends and family didn’t take me seriously when I’d talk about it. I’m a flight attendant, wife…
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Flight attendant safety demo: How to put on a seat belt.
[Thank you, Pete Wung, for sharing this airline cartoon. ]
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Saudi Arabian Airlines flight crew shows off their Cruising Attitude
Can’t tell you how much I love this photo!
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5 flight attendant myths shattered!
This originally appeared on Amazon’s blog: Kindle Daily Post In her more than 15 years as an airline flight attendant, Heather Poole has seen it all. Here, she dispels the top five misconceptions about her profession: 1. A college degree is not required to become a flight attendant. But there are…
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Cruising Attitude: New York Times book review
Yesterday was an amazing day for me. I still can’t believe Joe Sharkey from the New York Times reviewed my book, Cruising Attitude. Let me say that again because it’s not everyday someone like me can throw around words like “my book” in the same sentence as “THE NEW YORK…
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AOL’s You’ve Got video series features “the real life of a flight attendant”
It’s not my favorite interview, but it came out much better than I thought it would. Honestly I was kind of nervous about this one. I can’t tell you how many times we had to stop filming because of cars honking, airplanes landing, helicopters hovering above, or because the wind…
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For flight attendants, seniority means shorter skirts. Here’s why…
10 Flight Attendant Secrets is featured in the May / June issue of Mental Floss Magazine.The following excerpt originally appeared on MentalFloss.com May 3 In the current issue of mental_floss magazine (get a free issue!), veteran flight attendant Heather Poole revealed 10 workplace secrets, including this one about the length…
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Drunk passengers, playboy pilots & life in the sky: Flight attendant reveals secrets of the industry
This post originally appeared on Boston.com What does a flight attendant really do? (Answer: more than you think.) What’s it really like to deal with drunk passengers, suave pilots and potential terrorists? (Answer: it’s tougher than you think.) What really happens when a flight is delayed, cancelled or worse, redirected to another location? (Answer: everyone’s…
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My 5 favorite flight attendant videos of all time…
This post originally appeared on my Galley Gossip column featured on Gadling.com 2. Pam Ann: Cabin Service (staring Pam Ann) 3. Carol Burnett Show: No Frills Airline (staring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman) SEE MORE
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