Category: Driving & Writing

  • I’m on Instagram!

    I’m on Instagram!

    I’ve started an Instagram account to share book reviews: No Bestseller Lists. I chose the name so as to not limit myself to the typical Bookstagram reviews. I want to write about books that came out in 1965 and books that came out last week. It’ll be mainly book reviews for now, but in the…

  • The Helsinki Bus Station Theory

    The Helsinki Bus Station Theory

    “It’s simple. Stay on the bus. Stay on the f*cking bus.”

  • The Closest Exit

    The Closest Exit

    Keep in mind that the closest exit may be behind you.

  • Slog

    I’m hitting the road tomorrow, going to drive between 10 and (God forbid) 18 hours over the next five days. It’ll be a slog. Writing is a slog right now. Reading is a breeze. Reading is a high-speed train that gets me somewhere, at least. But U.S. public transit is sadly lacking, and I have…

  • Repairs

    Repairs

    Thinking about fixing the prescribed issue versus looking at the vehicle as a whole.

  • Lane Change

    Lane Change

    Being too cautious when driving can be just as dangerous as being too reckless.

  • New Tires

    New Tires

    I’ll probably never know for sure if that’s the reason for a query or manuscript rejection, but somehow that makes it even scarier. What if there was something I could have been doing all this time, something that I could spend an hour or two a week on, that would have turned a “no” into…

  • Parking Garages

    Parking Garages

    I had this latest lightbulb moment on a day where I pulled into the garage, immediately saw a spot, and claimed it with no issue. Not that type of strife that usually brings about artistic genius.

  • Gas Station Parking Lots

    Gas Station Parking Lots

    No one knows how to drive in a gas station parking lot. I sat in my car for ten minutes finishing a phone call before I went into the convenience store, and I almost saw three accidents.

  • Illegal U-Turn

    Illegal U-Turn

    By this point in the story, I’ve driven past the point where I can add in a major death. No u-turns.