Sandy Parks's Blog
January 16, 2020
Midway Island Recollection
INTRODUCTION: A while ago, my dad and I were looking through his flying and military photos, when he sent me an email: “Seeing the “Old Gooney Bird” reminds me that I flew one of these aircraft from Miami, Florida across the Pacific to Vietnam. The trip segment from the West Coast to Honolulu had us […]
November 18, 2019
Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
A recent visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam revealed a surprising highlight. While I expected a crowd to surround Rembrandt’s famous “The Night Watch,” I hadn’t expected it to truly be completely surrounded…by a glass enclosure. Although disappointed a clear view wasn’t possible, I was quite fascinated by what was going on inside. First, a […]
June 16, 2019
Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II)
Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II)Written July 2017 Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a ten-year-old kid living there at the time. The story is broken into two posts (Part […]
Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART I)
Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART I) Written July 2017 Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a ten-year-old kid living there at the time. The story is split into two posts […]
July 23, 2018
A Trip Down the Spanish Steps
In my recent thriller, To Die Again (see description at end of blog), the characters of my story are evading bad guys and do the unthinkable…they drive their small car (think Smart Car) down the famous Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy. Since I just spent some time in Rome and stayed not far from the Spanish […]
May 28, 2018
The day B-24 Liberator “White Y” didn’t come home
Tens crews launched their B-24 Liberators into the dark, cold morning air on March 14, 1945 from Pantanella field in Italy. Copilot Lt. William Bradley flew next to Lt. Martz, who commanded the aircraft as they headed to bomb the Marshaling Yard at Nove Zamky, Hungary. Their crew of twelve included two navigators, a radar […]
October 15, 2017
An Artist Room in Tokyo
On a recent visit to Japan, our last few nights in Tokyo involved a unique twist on hotel rooms. We stayed on the 31st floor of the Park Hotel with an amazing view of the city. What made this room unique from other floors of the hotel, though, had nothing to do with the view or […]
August 31, 2017
Three Generations of Blue
Hello again! Flying is the family business. First, it was my Grandfathers’ business, with my patient & loving Grandmothers trailing along keeping everything going at home. Both of my grandfathers, Willie B. Craig, & William F. Moffett, went through pilot training in the 1950’s along with thousands of other men. My dad told me once […]
August 23, 2017
Greetings from the air!
The following is the first in a series of guest blog posts written by my niece, Katy, who flies as an Air Force instructor pilot. Hello World! Some of you may know me from Sandy’s previous blog posts–specifically about my husband and I’s wedding back in 2015, or my pilot training graduation back in 2013. […]
March 30, 2017
Under The Radar Giveaway
If a click on the link in my newsletter brought you here, your name has now been entered to win a print copy of the first book in my latest series. Please check back on Saturday April 8, 2017. I’ll be posting the name of the winner and will contact them by email. Happy reading! […]
