Tag Archives: train

falling short

Posted on August 20, 2019 by The Lost Pedestrian

i wish i could find a way to get people i would want to sit next to me on the train to sit next to me on the train instead of the people who sit next to me on the … Continue reading →

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kindnesses

Posted on July 24, 2019 by The Lost Pedestrian

it’s only happened one time before. And this time, just as the last time, I did not know quite how to respond. To someone noticing my fracture boot on my left foot and offering me their seat on the train. … Continue reading →

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waiting for the train

Posted on October 6, 2016 by The Lost Pedestrian

i’ve never noticed this before. until now. if i close my eyes and listen through the ringing in my ears, i can hear a distant rumble. i’ve been living in this room for 8 months and it is only now … Continue reading →

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cat with a Hitler mustache

Posted on March 27, 2016 by The Lost Pedestrian

Today I saw a black and white cat with what appeared to be a Hitler mustache, crossing the street, walking, trotting away from me. I am trying to decode its meaning. I am leaning towards interpreting it as a favorable omen. I think … Continue reading →

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yellow book

Posted on September 15, 2015 by The Lost Pedestrian

the train felt different today. people were kinder and more relaxed and respectful and not spiteful or vindictive or territorial. someone sat next to me and was reading a novel with a yellow cover. or what i imagined to be a … Continue reading →

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a bad maneuver

Posted on September 13, 2015 by The Lost Pedestrian

i’ve been feeling terrible about something not that terrible that happened to me the other day. actually, it didn’t happen to me. it happened with me being where it happened. On a train. A crowded train at rush hour. When … Continue reading →

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Grenada

Posted on September 27, 2014 by The Lost Pedestrian

I got stuck in Littleton after missing my train to catch my flight in Boston. And since there were no cabs or cab companies within 40 kilometers, my only option was to either pay the $200 fee that American Airlines … Continue reading →

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people people person

Posted on February 22, 2014 by The Lost Pedestrian

i had yet another job phone interview today. it’s like a habit i can’t seem to break. i guess word hasn’t gotten around with every employer just how awful an interviewee i can be. i guess maybe that’s one of … Continue reading →

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moral dilemma

Posted on November 19, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i ran into this moral dilemma today while waiting for the train. Just as the train was arriving, i noticed a subway fare card falling to the tracks from the handbag of this person while she was removing her cellphone … Continue reading →

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an abrupt stop

Posted on March 6, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i notice this particular pattern amongst people who tend to ride on subways. they all seem mildly irritated with me when the train comes to abrupt stops, and I lose my balance, and I topple over, upon them. some of … Continue reading →

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The Journal of Falling Ice

Posted on February 28, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

as I sat on the train, commuting home from work, through a fake blizzard, i was overcome by motion sickness while reading an article from the peer-reviewed publication, The Journal of Falling Ice. I thought it might help if I … Continue reading →

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the explanation

Posted on January 31, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i believe i have entered my third trimester of reading The Brothers Karamazov, reading only a few pages each day on the train to and from work. sometimes the bus. and i’m not at all self conscious about it. not … Continue reading →

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The squall has ceased to be the cause of my complaint.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by The Lost Pedestrian

There’s something about the way the city is slanted tonight that throws me askew, even while seated. I first noticed this while riding the train. Every bump and turn, acceleration and deceleration, vibration and stillness… my body just didn’t react … Continue reading →

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