The View From Nathan's Bus

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...

There wasn't even a pandemic happening when we had this conversation. How quaint. How fabulous. There was a pandemic during our shorter subsequent conversation, wherein we go over everyone's...

“Listen, I gotta tell you a story.”“Sure,” I answered. “Lemme let these people on real quick.”“Yeah.” He was excited, grinning in the dark at Rainier...

A huge, huge thanks to Erica C. Barnett for her graciousness and inclusion of all sides of this thorny issue in detail. I feel...

Really quick, but very important-- The difference between popularity and fame, as I define those words, is that popularity has more to do with being...

"So how's that 554?" I asked.  Buses are microcosms of the neighborhoods they serve, and the 554 was what this young man was headed toward....

I write this for my fellow operators; it is they whom I wish to appreciate today, they who deserve the spotlight, more than myself....