With Wonder
"Wait, what kinda music?"
There'd been a long pause lasting several stops. With some folks you can comfortably switch in and out of silence during...
SHADOW IS ALIVE! (Celebrate!)
On a long enough timeline, all clothes worn in the elements turn brown. It's a muted shade of that hue which cloaks these two...
Future, Present, Past
I feel a sense of comfort when low-income or working class people get on. Maybe it's because I come from a similar background. It...
Primary Experience (Thoughts from the 3/4)
I'm telling them about 12th Avenue, by way of the microphone. "Okay here's 12th Avenue, 12th, good for Youth Services, Labor Union Hall, King...
Talking Bus Theory
I'm talking with somebody about how Rainier and Kenyon, where he lives, is like Watts. We're both from South Central LA. We're talking about...
Ode to the 7 (Cascade of a Thousand Colors)
Rainier and Forest, southbound. A mild-mannered Caucasian man in his twenties noticed I was the driver upon my pulling up and opening the doors....
You’re in Town
There's still a face there, at the end of the line in Rainier Beach. She's in the back, on top of the rear wheel....
From the 7: The Warm Night
A globular form is running across the street, waddling in between the lanes rather more dexterously than I might expect. He's anxious to hop...