Souls On Board–Book 2 – Groundstopped – Interview with Casey’s husband, Max

Newspaper reporter: How did you feel about your wife becoming a flight attendant at her age?

Max: Casey’s boundless vitality combined with a lifetime of experiences easily qualified her for the role.

Newspaper reporter: But her role turned out to be far from what you imagined, didn’t it?

Max: There have been some unusual circumstances, I’ll admit.

Newspaper reporter: Unusual? A fake bomb on board, placed there by a twin who tried to kill his own brother. And then as a follow-up, she helped a person fleeing from her country and her uncle, a maniacal killer.

Max only grunted in response.

Newspaper reporter: Were you alarmed after the first event?

Max: Of course, I was. In fact, I wanted Casey to step down from any future sleuthing, as the newspapers called it.

Newspaper reporter: And did she?

Max barked a laugh: She was caught in an unforeseeable set of circumstances that she could hardly ignore. Even I recognized that.

Newspaper reporter: From the beginning?

Max: Well, no, I admit, at first, I insisted that she leave the whole ordeal to the authorities.

Newspaper reporter: What changed your mind?

Max: Meeting Nisreen, an articulate, intelligent young woman, who only wished to save her sister, a fully trained doctor, from a life with no purpose other than to serve the will of a man in Pakistan. The same would have been true for Nisreen, an educated engineer. Casey convinced me and my heart softened.

Newspaper reporter: So what’s in store for Casey’s career as a flight attendant?

Max: I’m sure all the excitement is over and she will serve Cokes and attend to the safety of her passengers. Casey is the consummate flight attendant and, in her absence, I’ve become the gourmet cook.

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Souls On Board, Book 2 – Groundstopped

Groundstopped is an aviation term meaning a plane or planes are grounded for any number of reasons: mechanical failure, weather, or a human incident. It can involve the airport or the airspace. Read more in the following link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_stop

Happy to share a review we received for Groundstopped:

Michele 5.0 out of 5 stars Casey, Bonnie, Bertie, and Kit are at it again…Reviewed in the United States Verified Purchase OMG – started Ground Stopped this morning and couldn’t put it down. Just finished – I love Casey (and Max), Bonnie, Bertie, and Kit. Agent Krahl is a wonderful example of what an FBI agent should be. Thank you for allowing me to be among the first to disappear into your books. I live the stories as I’m reading them. These books all should be movies on the Hallmark Channel.

As always, I can’t wait until the next book…

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Souls On Board–Ghosts On Board

Perhaps Casey Click was more stressed by the intensive training required to become a flight attendant than she thought because when she reported for her first flight, she noticed her boyfriend from college, Jack Soul, seated in the first row of First Class. Jack Soul, a combat pilot in the Viet Nam War, had been shot down, held as a POW, and finally died in captivity. Yet here he sat, dressed as she had last seen him when he proposed marriage.

Does this part of the story in Souls On Board seem a bit far-fetched? Read on.

https://near-death.com/ghosts-of-flight-401/

Happy to share a review for Souls on Board:

by bdp47 –  Quite enjoyable. Following the interests and tastes of Casey, I could imagine my wife becoming a flight attendant – as in the themes, flowers, wines, and interests were completely familiar to me. I liked the plot and characters. I definitely recommend this one.

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Souls on Board – Interview with Flight Attendant Casey Click

Newspaper reporter: “Why did you decide to become a flight attendant at this stage in your life?”

Casey: “After I retired, my husband, who was already retired, and I had planned to travel and see the world. However, though we had diligently saved, the cost of health care has exploded and the cost of travel has become prohibitive. Now I’m able to provide both health coverage and the opportunity to travel.”

Newspaper reporter: “What did you do before?”

Casey: “I was marketing director for a large company.”

Newspaper reporter: “And your husband?”

Casey: “Max was career Navy and then worked as a consultant.”

Newspaper reporter: “At what age did you become a flight attendant?”

Casey: “I was sixty.”

Newspaper reporter: “That must have been unusual for someone your age.”

Casey: “Actually not. Many of my crew member peers were retired teachers, nurses, policemen, even an attorney.”

Newspaper reporter: “What did you find as your biggest surprise when you started flying?”

Casey: “I often flew on trips before, both for business and with friends and family. My friends and I often thought being a flight attendant was just a glorified waitress job.”

Newspaper reporter: “And that’s not true?”

Casey: “Far from it. Training came as a big surprise.”

Newspaper reporter: “How so?”

Casey: “I expected to learn aviation terms and facts about weather and turbulence, of course. What I didn’t expect was to be fully trained as a first responder in cases of a medical emergency, a fire on board, an emergency evacuation, and conscious observer.”

Newspaper reporter: “What do you mean by ‘conscious observer?’”

Casey: Training teaches flight attendants to be constantly aware of anything that might threaten the safety of flight.

Newspaper reporter: “Can you give me an example?”

Casey: “It can cover anything from a drunk passenger to a person intent on harming others.”

The newspaper reporter chuckled. “Far from a glorified waitress.”

Casey: “As far as you can get.”

Newspaper reporter: “Do you enjoy your job?”

Casey: “Every minute.”

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Mask of Lies, 8th book in Souls On Board series coming February 2022

Mark your calendar: The 8th book, “Mask of Lies” in Susan Egner’s “Souls on Board” mystery series is scheduled for release in February 2022.

Once again vivacious senior flight attendant, Casey Click, takes flight in another mystery.

Let your imagination soar as Casey’s charm, intellect, and sense of adventure rise to the challenge of life in the skies; but buckle up, the flight could get bumpy.

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Why did I become a flight attendant at the age of 64?

I had been offered the possibility of airtime for my children’s book on the Chicago PBS station but I needed to assist with some of the funding. Some, HAH! We’re talking millions. I didn’t have a clue where I would even start. You don’t just knock on someone’s door and say, “Hey, would you like to invest a million in a kids’ television show?” I had recently retired and a friend suggested I become a flight attendant to meet people. It’s great to have friends that think you can do anything, isn’t it? My response? I pointed to my white hair and said, “Hello?” to which she replied, they love people like you; reliable, comfortable with a lot of different people, enjoys a lot of different people, curious about people, likes to serve. I was hired the next week.

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The Process is Reversed

I fell in love with books when I was a very little girl. In the summer, I would walk three blocks to the library. Only the walk limited the number of books I checked out, usually five. Even as I read stories, I thought of stories: About family members, neighbors, friends, teachers, and mostly, people I observed from afar. The latter became critical later in life as a newspaper reporter. But much, much later in life when I became a flight attendant, it gave me the basis for so many stories. Passengers offer countless details that work great in character development, and sometimes in their stories themselves. Some of their thoughts/ideas require more research and reading. It’s the same adventure I experienced as a girl, except reversed, instead of reading, I’m doing the writing. What an adventure.

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Woodfin visited Art-In-the-Park in Afton, MN

He’d love to visit your school and change colors just like in his story. Check out his website at www.woodfin.cc

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I’m working on a book in my flight attendant mystery series about the pandemic. I’m looking for stories that could be turned into instances of intrigue or chaos. Those accepted into the storyline will receive a notation in the book. In fact, I can make you a character (first name only) My premise is that the mask disguises malevolent intentions. After all, the whole face is much easier to read than just the eyes. How has this affected you? Were you ever uncomfortable when being watched by a mask-wearer. Please send me your thoughts for a book that should be out before the end of the year.

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Looking for “wish I’d been a flight attendant”

I’m writing a cozy mystery series about a grandmother flight attendant who “lands” in one conundrum after another. She’s vivacious, has white hair (stylishly cut, of course) and bright, intelligent blue eyes. But it got me thinking. When I was young, I had thought about being a flight attendant, but something sent me down another path. I considered that opportunity gone forever until I found out differently when I retired from a job in marketing. Wow, they were looking for applicants and I applied and was hired. That set off 12 of the most remarkable years of my life, and enough story ideas to keep me writing for years. But I’m wondering. How many others had that dream and never acted on it. I’d love to hear your story.

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