Sunday, September 27, 2015

From Detroit: “Riding the bus with Gary Winslow: Heroin,” by Michael Jackman


Anyhow, I was sitting at the left and front of the bus, contemplating what parts I was gonna buy for my ride when, on my periphery, I noticed this dude acting strangely. (Read the whole story here.)


Sunday, September 20, 2015

From Dindigul, India: “Mentally-ill man keeps bus stand in Dindigul litter-free,” by Padmini Sivarajah


A mentally-challenged man has become an ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-hyped Swacch Bharath [Clean India] mission albeit at the bus stand in Battalagundu in Dindigul. (Read more here.)


Sunday, September 13, 2015

From Washington, D.C.: “I Like the Bus,” by Julie Beck for The Atlantic


As a traveler, my competitive advantage is laziness. I truly do not mind sitting still in one spot for hours on end with nothing to do but read or listen to music. In fact those are three of my favorite things—music, reading, sitting. And I cherish when circumstances give me an excuse to spend my time that way, rather than worrying that I could be being more active, or productive. Because I am doing something productive—I’m going somewhere.

This sort of me-time can be achieved on many forms of transportation—planes, trains, and automobiles (ones I’m not driving anyway) but the one I most enjoy is the bus. (Read more here.)


Sunday, September 6, 2015

From Walnut Grove, Alabama: “Run It’s A Trap!” by Tom Brandon


Mother and child approached the large yellow symbol of education that had stopped in front of their house.  His excited, unsuspecting, little smile was visible even though they were still a distance away. (Read more here.)