by Dylan Weiss | Mar 27, 2024 | General
Wish landed, but not exactly where I had expected. After all, I did say, ‘It’s off to Beaver County and the Predatory Pipeline.’ But I never told Wish when or where in Beaver to land, and knowing that this pipeline would take several years to build,...
by Dylan Weiss | Feb 22, 2024 | General
Perched at the edge of Wish, I stretch my neck as far as it will go, reach my right arm over, and wait with bated breath. Time seems to drag on as I strain, feeling the ache in my neck and back intensify. My arm grows weary. Finally, the quilled animal arrives at the...
by Dylan Weiss | Jan 27, 2024 | Sky Writing with Wish Book 2
Finally, I’m in the large, fortified Wish basket, and although ready for travel, I am uncertain what direction the wind will blow. As I wait for all you travelers to come on board, my mind wanders, wondering what will come next. I recall Dad handing over a map while...
by Dylan Weiss | Jan 6, 2024 | Sky Writing with Wish Book 2
Yes, in 2003 I saw it through my binoculars – the big smiley face logo on the Eat’n Park balloon heading South toward my home. It was the answer to my question about finding happiness. Indeed, I interpreted the sweet big cookie smile to mean that I would once...
by Dylan Weiss | Nov 30, 2023 | General
So there we were: Dave, our neighbors, and me greeting a couple of strangers who had disrupted our sleep on a Sunday morning in 1992 after landing in a hot air balloon at the end of our street. We watched them climb out of the attached basket, gather up the silk...
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