Cathy Travis
Cathy Travis began writing as a little girl. After college, she went to Washington D.C. to work on Capitol Hill for twenty-five years as a communications director, senior advisor, and political consultant for various Members of Congress until her early retirement in 2007. A native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Travis graduated from Arkansas State University and resides on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Travis’ first book, the award-winning “Constitution Translated for Kids,” was hailed by partisans in all major political parties as a non ideological rendering of the entire Constitution, the foundation of our nation. Since she left Congress, she has written two novels and several works of non-fiction. Today’s topic: her digital book, “Target Sitting,” the inside story of life on Capitol Hill during the 9-11 and Anthrax attacks there, and all the days and traumas that followed. Minutes before the plane hit the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001, Cathy and her Congressman walked to the Capitol for a press conference titled: Is America Prepared for future Military Threats?
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Target SittingCathy Travis Read interview with author on ReaderViews.com Synopsis: Target Sitting is a heartbreakingly candid journal written by a Capitol Hill staffer. Beginning the week after the September 11, 2001 attacks – Target Sitting carries readers through that heart-pounding day, the anthrax attack on Capitol Hill, and the full body shudder associated with working at the seat of government in the ensuing years. Target Sitting is a stark look at life in the target that al Qaeda missed in 2001.
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