After driving non-stop for an hour, it was time for a break. He pulled off into the Alabama welcome center in Grand Bay and got out, feeling the rush of seeing a view he couldn’t see from his balcony. He was greeted by statues of dolphins, octopi, catfish, and other sea creatures. Coming closer, he... Continue Reading →
The Caged Locomotive: Thoughts on Quarantine and a PSA
A fully functioning miniature steam engine sealed inside a glass case at St. Louis' Union Station Hotel. There seemed to me something poignant about an object designed to travel and breathe finding itself confined in this way. (I grew up on Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series books, the best known character from which is Thomas the Tank... Continue Reading →
