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Riding w/ Strangers #3: Another Child Soldier
It was my second cross-country train ride. First a section of the “Blue Water” route from Flint, Michigan to Chicago. From Chicago, it’s the jingoistically named “Empire Builder,” cutting through the lands of the Ojibwa, Lakota, Blackfeet and Salish. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Amtrak, Iraq War, North Dakota, propaganda, trains, travel
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Riding w/ Strangers #2: The Yogi in Work Boots
One of the times I lived in Bay City, Michigan, I took a daily, half-hour bus ride out to the college where I worked. Most of the faces on the trips were anonymous, as was mine. But there was one … Continue reading
Riding w/ Strangers #1: The Real Story of Clyde
“I am grateful for the weight of my pack & the icy thunder all around & then the welcome smile of brake lights & I’m trading stories w/ a farmer turned trucker & opening my coat against the heat & … Continue reading
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Tagged highways, hitchhiking, michigan, travel, truckers
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