by Joni M Fisher | May 11, 2025 | Writing Life
I have learned that teenagers live in the age of forgetting. Simple skills–even basic rules of civilized conduct–they mastered at age seven disappear at age 14, like closing doors, saying ‘please’ and ‘thank-you’, putting things back where they found them,...
by Joni M Fisher | May 5, 2025 | Writing Life
I might never go to Disney World again after a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The magic of activating animatronics from the wave of a wand, the perfection of detail, and the absolute visceral experience of the food,...
by Joni M Fisher | May 2, 2025 | Writing Life
When my daughter Jessica joined the Junior Varsity Cheerleader squad in high school, I never suspected how much it would demand of both of us. Sure, the girls cheered at football games and basketball games, but these activities merely fronted for the real...
by Joni M Fisher | Apr 4, 2025 | Aviation, Writing Life
A mere six percent of the licensed pilots in America are female. As one of them, I often hear men complain, “I can’t get my wife to fly with me.” Okay, guys, let me explain something. Some of the tactics you use to attract your loved one into aviation have driven her...
by Joni M Fisher | Apr 2, 2025 | Aviation, Featured In
When my editor texted me in Israel about a ride with the Phillips 66 Aerostars on Thursday at SUN ‘n FUN, she didn’t ask if I wanted the ride, she asked if I’d be back in time for it. Even if being at the Media Center at 7:30 a.m. required mainlining caffeine, I was...