From Portland, Oregon: “Karma Rides the 35,” by Bill Reagan

Schadenfreude is the German word for taking pleasure in another person’s misfortune. I was guilty of that today. (Read the rest of the story here.)

From Seattle: “Bus Story: A Coat of Our Own Making,” by Richard Isherman

The black overcoat seems to be taking the man for a walk, rather than the man wearing the coat. (Read more here.)

From Ottawa: “The bus driver, the disabed passenger, the buddies they became,” by Kelly Egan for the Ottawa Citizen

At Wednesday’s Ottawa Senators home game, high up in section 324, two men in jerseys sat cheering, unusually bonded — by sport, by the everyday — on the road of life. (Read the rest of the story here.)

From Dublin: “Dogs on buses,” by Lucille Redmond

When did it happen that you couldn't bring dogs on Dublin buses? (Read more here.)

From San Francisco: “Bus Report #899,” by Rachel

The woman in the fur hood smiles again, wider this time.
And I catch my reflection in the window and see that I'm smiling, too. (Read the whole story here.)