I Didn’t Spend 4 Years in Skywriting School to Help Sven Propose to My Ex-Girlfriend

Not why I did it, frankly.

r.j. kushner
The Junction
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7 min readFeb 6, 2021

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I say this from the bottom of my airborne heart: I’m happy for Sven and Veronica. I really am. As they say, Go with God!

It didn’t work out between Veronica and I. That’s fine. She said I was immature (wrong). But no hard feelings. Happens every day. A million fish in the sky.

But if you asked me if I spent $70,000 and four years of my godforsaken life in skywriting school just to help Mr. Rebound pop the question to my ex-girlfriend? Well, I’d spell out my answer for you: N.O.

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It’s not out of bitterness or sour grapes, mind you. My grapes have never been sweeter. The simple fact is, I’m a professional sky writer. I don’t have time for amateur stuff.

And I certainly don’t need it. I’ve gotten all kinds of jobs since skywriting school graduation seven years ago. You may be familiar with my work from “Happy Bday, Mable” (April 15, 2016). I’m also the artist behind “Shop Gordman’s!” (July 4–5, 2018).

But I don’t do it for the money (or the fame). I do it because when I’m up there in the heavens, my mind is on my work. I’m in “the zone.” I don’t have…

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