*** " The Great Airport Escape" is a compact, humorous personal narrative built on irony and contrast—between exhaustion and urgency, high-tech promise and low-tech mishap, triumph and loss. Its strength lies in the lively voice, the vivid pacing, and a resolution that delivers both comedy and thematic closure. *** The Great Airport Escape By Harry Arabian After spending the whole day at CES in Las Vegas—with its buzzing lights, shiny gadgets, and more sales pitches than a used car lot—Andy and I finally flew into Orange County around 8 p.m. My brain was fried, my feet were sore, and all I wanted was to reach my couch, only four miles away. I shifted the weight of my overstuffed backpack, bulging with CES loot and my iPad—the crown jewel of my haul. Every step reminded me how much I wanted both me and the bag safely home. As we walked toward the exit, Andy’s phone rang. Rosie, his friend, was running late. “Sorry, traffic’s a nightmare. I’ll swing by around nine,” she ...