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MIND THE GAP • by Dawn Vogel

April 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Mind the gap,” the automated voice announced. An express train flew past, gusts lifting newspapers and other debris from the platform. When the train was gone, the debris drifted toward the tracks. Chloe didn’t think it needed reminding about the… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Dawn Vogel, paper airplanes, public transit

A FAMILY REUNION • by Kan Ito

March 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

If I saw all my ex-boyfriends on the train, I would not be surprised. There’s a section called the Transbay Tube that most commuters take and it is crowded. Breathing in there can be difficult sometimes and nobody was free… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories California, family, immigration, Japan, Kan Ito, public transit, trains

I’M GETTING OFF THE BUS! • by Jane Brown

July 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Down McLaren, right on First. Argh, I know this friggin’ bus route off by heart. Haunt a bus, they said; it’ll be fun, they said. Sure, it’s fun for late-night-thrills but the monotony is going to make me lose it.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories, Surreal alcohol, fathers, ghosts, Jane Brown, public transit

THE PICKPOCKET OF PRAGUE • by Jessie Seigel

July 18, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

See those crowds by the clock tower? Waiting for the mechanical figures to come out and dance? The clock to chime? Dumb clucks. They all look up. But hey! Don’t look at them. Look for the faces that don’t look… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Jessie Seigel, pickpockets, public transit

THE FOXES ALWAYS BOARD THE TRAIN AT KANAGAWA STATION • by Amber A. Logan

July 10, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Kanagawa. Next stop, Kanagawa Station.” It’s the same every morning at 9:42am. I glance up at the announcement, waiting for the subway doors to slide open with a whoosh. A handful of people get off, but only the foxes get… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Amber A. Logan, foxes, Japan, public transit

THE STOP • by Aaron Miller

February 6, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

There are three strangers with me in the sheltered bus stop. The winter storm keeps us behind the protective glass but the wicked wind relentlessly abrades it, trying to steal what little heat we have in the small space. The… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories, Surreal Aaron Miller, public transit, snow

A DAY IN THE DEATH OF A CITY BUS DRIVER • by Rex Caleval

July 3, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Tonight, it’s dogs. A pack of feral dogs, silently following me through dark, unfamiliar streets. I move away, slowly but steadily, trying not to show fear. At least at first. The dogs don’t let me leave them behind, but they… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories bus drivers, dreams, public transit, Rex Caleval

BART TO HELL • by Joseph Kim

May 8, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The man at the controls thought about the people he was transporting. In airline parlance they’d be called “souls.” But the BART system had no such term. They were just people: skin-bags full of spaghetti, flank steak and fish brains.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Joseph Kim, public transit

A SOFT PLACE TO LAND • by Wayne Scheer

September 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

Ever since his wife died, riding the bus became Oscar’s outing for the day. He once enjoyed walking, but his hips made a simple stroll to the corner a painful experience. Hip replacement surgery was discussed by his doctor, but… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories aging, blindness, public transit, Wayne Scheer

EAU DE PUBLIC TRANSIT • by Folly Blaine

August 23, 2011Every Day Fiction 32 Comments

He entered the metro and slumped into a molded seat across from my wheelchair. I assumed he was homeless. He looked bad and smelled worse. It was the sort of funk that creeps up on a person — the kind… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Folly Blaine, insects, public transit
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