{"id":94,"date":"2018-02-09T23:32:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T23:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drakeip.com\/wordpress\/?p=94"},"modified":"2018-02-10T17:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T17:23:59","slug":"why-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drakeip.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/09\/why-airplanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why airplanes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Yep, there are airplanes in my stories, but you don&#8217;t have to like them to enjoy the tale.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Some people are into cars, others are crazy about horses. I even have a motorcycle in the garage, but my preference is spending time with the birds. Even so, my books aren&#8217;t necessarily about flying. They are about living, loving, and the challenges we all face. After all, life is a series of relationships with people and things. When someone is striving to be a good ballplayer, computer wiz, CEO, or the best mom on the planet, we all share similar emotions. 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