DOUGLAS QUENQUA

writer and editor

The No-Cry Zone


Some people will tell you there are worse fates than sitting near a screaming child on a long flight. I am not one of those people. So when I first heard a friend propose the idea of “child-free flights,” I was intrigued. Over the past year, the idea seemed to gain steam. But for some reason, nobody was asking the airlines themselves. So I did. Long story short, it ain’t gonna happen. Wah.

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ABOUT DOUGLAS QUENQUA

I'm a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, N.Y. My work appears primarily in the New York Times, but also Wired, The New York Observer, Redbook, the New York Post, Columbia Magazine and others. I write about culture, science, media, lifestyle and dogs. When I remember, I post the good stuff here. It's pronounced Kwen'-kwa. Contact: doug.quenqua@gmail.com

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