BUS STOP CHRONICLES

Lily Makes A Comeback/Murphy/Bus Stop Burritos

Scout pushes to the front of the line nowadays, positioning himself to board the bus first. No one seems to mind. He’s the obvious elder of our street corner tribe. With his tattered coat and broken eyeglasses he looks the part of an old warrior…

Nancy Goes Dancing/Lily Arrives/Mr Green Goes Fishing/Unrequited Love

Suspicious package left on the bus today. A concerned passenger informed the bus driver that a woman just exited the bus in a hurry leaving behind an unattended backpack. “Bring me the backpack” was his…

Winter Comes To The Bus Stop/Freya Arrives/Freckles’ Dilemma

Freya arrives at the bus stop each morning dressed for winter. She wears a long wool coat, snow boots trimmed with fur, and a knitted cap that is shaped like a Viking helmet. She is young, probably no more than 20, but has an…

Election Night/Daisy Gets New Pajamas/The Mysterious Case of the $2 Bills

Last night on the way home I passed the time by playing a game in my mind, the goal of which was to look at other people on the bus and try to guess which way they will vote in this election. I was…

A Helicopter Lands At The Bus Stop/Men With Big Umbrellas

Lots of changes in the bus stop line up. Timetables, Scruffy Insurance Guy and Annabel Lee have stopped riding the bus.

Even John the Baptist, who added a bit of color, but must have found greener pastures…

My New Friend Sam and a Prophet Arrives At The Bus Stop

An unexpected romance may be developing between Scruffy Insurance Guy and Freckles. After accepting his apology for anything he may have said or done to offend her, she shared her seat with him on the ride home. Turns out that they…

Daisy Arrives/ Freckles and Her Gentlemen Callers/The Rise and Fall of Timetables

Daisy is the newest addition to the morning routine. She’s an old woman who walks with a stooped back. Her hair is gray, neatly pulled into a tight bun which sits on the top of her head. She…

Politics and Good Manners

When a passenger accidentally spilled a large cup of coffee in the aisle of the bus today many of the passengers quickly donated pages of their morning newspapers to sop up the spill. Even more interesting was to see which pages (presumably those of least individual importance to…

The Invisible Baby and A New Bus Shelter

Things I wish I could have said, but didn’t:

To the woman who shared a seat with me on the bus this morning: “Move over Momma, your butt’s not that big.”