Aloft
Author: Chang-rae Lee
Being a solo flyer made sense to Jerry Battle right from the start. For his 56th birthday, his longtime (and recently ex-) girlfriend Rita Reyes had given him a gift certificate for a flying lesson. Once Jerry was up there he thought everything looked perfect.But everything isn’t perfect and for such a nice guy, Jerry could wreak an amazing amount of havoc …Life is about….Read More
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