Flying

And special thanks to Laura Hawkins and Lisa and Colm McIvor

for sharing with me their stories about the things that could happen

to make someone unable to fly.

I could write without music, but I’m so glad I don’t have to.

Below is a partial playlist of what I listened to while writing Flying. Please support the musicians by buying their music.

“Mistake,” Christopher Dallman

“Gonna Hurt More,” Aiden James

“Ghost,” Ingrid Michaelson

“Cross That Line,” Joshua Radin

“Snuff,” Slipknot

“Lil Darlin (feat. The O’My’s),” ZZ Ward

“Sadist,” Stone Sour

“Where We Land,” Ed Sheeran

“Give It To Me Right,” Melanie Fiona

“Left For You,” Nonpoint

“If You Want Me,” One Less Reason

“The Fall,” Bo Bruce

“Rev 22-20,” Puscifer

“Bet U Wish U Had Me Back,” Halestorm

“I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures),” Otherwise

“New York,” Snow Patrol

Contents

CHAPTER ONE (#u4f3a4c26-b87d-5b6b-87ee-13b5ccdec99f)

CHAPTER TWO (#u0326afed-04d8-5321-b727-a9b3a5f28925)

CHAPTER THREE (#u90f10d0c-1629-5e54-9b25-cff6cb6a1b20)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u7120077e-5deb-5a94-80f7-cadff1a418a2)

CHAPTER FIVE (#u70d603b4-2087-5c75-a9c4-094e61cc5257)

CHAPTER SIX (#u1ee4d2a8-7c2d-57e9-9ea0-1aed18ab7e54)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#uc6d7e1bd-3fea-5df2-abc3-15911c98c8d0)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#ue53d7d52-8a09-596f-9aa7-1c8c7edcc346)

CHAPTER NINE (#udddf3aa4-6a50-5fe3-a6ca-306fdf8f8d8b)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINETEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)