Kittens in a Backpack - a Bus Haiku
Tough boy with shaved head
Holds a backpack on his lap.
The pack is not still.
Two kittens peek out.
He kisses one’s head softly,
Then closes the pack.
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Good hard thwacks
I ride early enough in the morning that most of the time I get a seat to myself. Some mornings are packed for some reason, and for some reason the same lady used to always seems to sit next to me. I get on before she does so I end up with a window seat and I get off before she does. I’ll say “excuse me,” stand up, and wait. She kind of barely turns her legs out toward the aisle so I have to squish my butt past her. Continue reading ‘Good hard thwacks’
Pet Peeve: Large Backpacks
I was sitting on an inside seat this a.m. when the seat next to me opened up. A girl with a JUMBO backpack was talking to another standing passenger and plunked down in the seat but continued to stay facing out into the aisle to continue her conversation. Continue reading ‘Pet Peeve: Large Backpacks’
Unbathed and out of sorts
Twenty years ago, I was traveling from Corpus Christi to Boston. I remember being somewhere in South Carolina, feeling very sick, and a woman brought me cream of mushroom soup in a styrofoam coffee cup. I was so thankful. Continue reading ‘Unbathed and out of sorts’
