Cross the jet bridge with Linda a frequent flyer with a dangerous obsession in this hilarious
and provocative debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out There I glimpsed many fine planes
resting at their gates. A beefy Boeing 777 pulled back from F4 pivoting on his slender ankles
with surprising grace for such a big fellow. I spotted an old friend who went by the tail
number N78823 an Embraer 175. I’d accompanied him to Salt Lake City a few months ago and
found him to be a playful lover teasing me with a round of turbulence as we descended. To
outside observers Linda’s life might seem drab. Weekdays she earns $20 an hour moderating
comments for a video-sharing platform then rides the bus home to the windowless room she rents
in a garage on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month she
indulges her true passion: taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub.
Linda's secret is that she's sexually attracted to planes: Their intelligent windscreens sleek
fuselages and powerful engines make her feel a way that no human lover ever could. She believes
her destiny is to someday “marry” one of her suitors by dying in a plane crash a catastrophic
event that would unite Linda with her soulmate plane for eternity. Linda is used to hiding her
true nature but when her coworker Karina invites her to a quarterly Vision Board Brunch
Linda sees a chance both to get closer to her work friend and to nudge the universe on behalf
of her destiny. However as the vision boards seem to manifest items more quickly—and more
literally—than Linda had expected the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin
out of her control and she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy or
launching herself headlong toward her greatest dream. A subversive unforgettable tale of the
distances some will travel for true love Sky Daddy examines desire fate and the longing to
be accepted for who we truly are.
