It Was A Good Night
We drove down the highway, flying by street lamps shaped like dewdrops at top speed. Laughing merrily, we twisted and turned through old neighborhoods and lost…
Poison On Your Lips
As the sun sets into the hill’s embrace I cruise along with no hopes to chase and of all the things you said before why’s it this that kicks me out the door…
Whole Lotta Love
Deafening tones blasted around us, merrily. The brisk night air caressed our flushed cheeks as we haphazardly rolled down the windows, laughing without any…
I Gave Up My Life. I Started Packing.
And there I was, driving carelessly along an old country road with two packs of cigarettes on my dashboard and one lonely piece of rolled paper jammed with…
I've Been Having Trouble Sleeping
Falling asleep at the wheel again, which I’m sure is a hazard to all of us out here on the open road. Nothing I do will keep my eyes open. Coffee makes them…
My Good Friend the Speedometer
My knuckles turn white from gripping the steering wheel so hard. I roll down the window, letting hot night air rush into the car, smelling the wet pavement and…
Fayette le Gagnant
Fayette seemed to consider the road lazily, almost without noticing it. His eyes rolled from side to side at speeds his car could only dream of matching, the…
One and Many More
The window unit on the Studebaker did little to quell the desert heat, beyond perhaps creating a crosswind of stale, baked air. Fecke told himself it was still…
The Truth About Drunk Driving
He never heard my anguished cry of warning. I realized too late the terrible danger he was in and shouted out as loud as I could, but to no avail. It came at…
To The East
The radio station began to fade out, turning to low static. I played with the dial, finding only fuzz, and eventually turned the radio off. The sky was…
Tight Grip
The rain fell hard and fast, a solid curtain which the car sliced through. Bright lights everywhere pierced the gloom. Headlights and tail lights of the other…
A Route To Escape
I pull out the map from my pocket. “We need to keep moving east. Do you know if anything’s left over on the north side of the Eastern Seaboard?” “Er... Steve…
Death, Destruction, and Nice Driving
What followed was a blur of dimly lit gore. Jess drove like a mad woman, swerving and accelerating. Bollocks, it was magnificent, aside from the being in peril…
The crisis line
Kelly drove home from work. She was so upset, she could barely concentrate on the road. Her tears stung her eyes, and blurred her vision. She kept thinking…
Driving, Then And Now
“Driving was my life,” the old man said. His young grandson moved a polishing cloth in circles over the hood of his car and did not reply. He knew better. When…
Country, huh?
She motions for me to pull into the nearest parking lot, so I do. After I’m thoroughly panicked and we’re both parked, I hear her door slam and then she’s at…
Fahrvergnügen
The autobahn stretches out before me, an invitation to spread my wings and fly. My driver seems a bit anxious at first, but soon, in the spirit of the…
No Biggie?
“No biggie? ...Shay, did you like her?” “What? I didn’t even know her. Never spoken to her in my life.” “That wasn’t the question.” He is quiet. Finally I…
Driving While Intoxicated
“Shay? Shay, are you OK?” His voice is a distant echo. I’m not even sure who he is or if he’s talking to me. I don’t even care. I can’t get those dueling…
Cab Ride
I can’t believe I’m still alive. We caught a cab to get to the Tropicana on cheap buffet night-a typical evening. We were having a nice conversation with the…