Monthly Archives: April 2012

The last of the Emily “Mickey” Hahn outtakes from China’s Wings that I’ve been posting for the last week or so… (Start here and work your way forward.) Like many of the CNAC pilots, Hal Sweet was friendly with Mickey … Continue reading →

As noted in yesterday’s “Boxer Uprising” post featuring Mickey Hahn, Hugh Woods, and Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway spent time with CNAC in late 1940 and early 1941, and he was so impressed with what the airline accomplished that he gave … Continue reading →

I found a few more Mikey Hahn-flavored outtakes from the China’s Wings rough draft to add to the three-part story I told this week. Here’s one of them, which probably took place in January, 1941: Emily “Mickey” Hahn didn’t return … Continue reading →

This is the third part of this story, and they ought to be read in order. Here’s Part I and Part II. The putrid ape smell didn’t fade from the apartment for weeks. Long before that happened, Woody learned Mickey … Continue reading →

(Continued from yesterday…) On the ground, Mickey Hahn crossed the harbor and took a room at the Gloucester Hotel on Peddar Street in Central Hong Kong, bought two new dresses, and reveled in the abundant hot water steaming in her … Continue reading →

China’s Wings’ original manuscript was way too long. I spent most of the 18 months prior to publication trimming it into something readable, but due to their being “too far off the spine,” I gave the chop to many of … Continue reading →

This note just came in the mail today from CNAC Association President Peggy Maher.                       Needless to say, I’m feeling pretty fine right now… Here’s a great picture of her … Continue reading →

I’m re-organizing the office this week, moving out all the files related to the creation of China’s Wings in the hopes of making room for an (as-yet) unknown story to move in. This process makes me feel pretty sad — … Continue reading →

I hereby anoint Cartograph Wines as the official winery of China’s Wings. Founded by Alan Baker and my dear friend Serena Lourie, Cartograph is a micro winery devoted to crafting “balanced, nuanced, and complex” pinot noirs and a “dry, crisp, … Continue reading →