The View From Nathan's Bus

Milan Kundera wrote that our memories are more like glimpses or brief 'scenes' than stories with beginnings or ends. They’re closer to photographs than...

I won’t mention the many issues I take with this awful coworker of mine. I’ll merely point out his obliviousness of how to skip-stop, the better...

The first guy didn't pay, but talked. “How's it going,” I asked.  “Fine, how are you,” he said. “Really good!” The second guy, behind...

Before we talk about George Floyd, we have to talk about Eric Garner. Taking a step back deepens the picture. 1. The Landscape On July 16,...

“People wait for your bus specifically. They say to me, Oh, I'm gonna wait for Nathan's bus.” So said Rahgeh, a fellow operator riding home...

“Hey,” she said slowly, pausing as she stepped onboard. “How long has it been?” Far more people recognize me than I them, and this was...

He was talking about his dog. After rush hour and after sunset, there is time for dog conversations. “I don't let people pet them though,”...

We talked about all manner of things. Charles went by Leonard too, interchangeably, though I never learned the reason why; a middle and a first...