– It looked like a go-kart with wings and a parachute.

Still flying, but with one wing pointing at the sky and the other within 18 inches of the sunflower field that lined the airstrip.

S. G. (Sandy) Benson lives in Warne, North Carolina, where she is a member of the North Carolina Writers Network-West. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, and she received awards from the Nebraska Press Women. She published her first book in 2021, My Mother’s Keeper: One Family’s Journey Through Dementia. Her second book, Dear Folks: Letters Home from World War II, 1943-1946 was released in 2024. She is working on a collection of autobiographic short stories, “Girls Can’t Do That.” Details at https://www.sandygbenson.com/