Dirt road

As the morning sun breaks through the tree line, a middle age farmer climbs into his convertible Cadillac to head down to the market. Exhilarated by the acceleration and glad to be alive, he breathes in the fresh morning air as he passes the many rows of grain and corn. Across the country and far away from the farm, a family of five packs up its car to spend a week at a rental cabin in the mountains. Both groups use cars to travel; however, without a car the farmer could not easily leave his…

Then there was the time cheesecake gave us all free tickets to the reds game. Well I still have a rental. So I drive us being the DD. We stop and get whiskey on the way and start taking shots every time we stop in traffic. I hardly remember parking. Apparently I passed out eating a hot dog while tailgating with everyone. Holly and (I forgot her name but she was amazing (lesbian and she picked me up from the hospital when I fell off the bluff on my birthday at the bar)) Put me in my backseat.…

In the novel The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, a young boy and his father travel along a stretch of roadways amidst a post-apocalyptic wasteland that was once the United States of America; with the goal of making it to the coast to establish what they hope to be a better and safer life. The journey to the edge of what was once a peaceful and prosperous nation is a long and grueling trek. Along the way the duo encounter fiends that threaten their safety and well being. Though life of any kind is rare…

Tens of thousands of large commercial vehicles travel hundreds of thousands of miles across Alabama, and all of the U.S., each year. Despite safety standards and protocols, auto accidents involving large trucks occur all too often. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 95,000 people across the U.S. were injured in truck accidents in 2013. Nearly 4,000 people were killed in such collisions that same year. While there are a number of factors, which…

Have you ever heard a story where a man and his dog go on a journey through the Rockie Mountains. In this story you will. This story is about a guy named PJ and his dog Max going on a long journey. PJ is a 40 year old man who loves to hike,mostly in the Rocky Mountains. PJ lives in a town named Spearfish in the state of South Dakota. He has lived in Spearfish his whole life. When he was 6 years old he went on his first hike up Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak). He loved that hike so much he…

One day, Kenneth Meikle decided to go for a walk with his family and golden retriever, Hendrix around the Overtoun grounds. Little did Meikle know, their day would take a depressing turn. As the family approached Overtoun Bridge, Meikle said his dog started acting strange. Suddenly, Hendrix immediately broke from his leash and leaped off the bridge. Thankfully, Hendrix was not wounded, but was in a severe state of shock (Faraci 3). Overtoun Bridge is a historic bridge in Dumbarton, Scotland.…

While driving on the highway, a driver decides that he/she should speed, just to get to his/her destination faster, and the person feels like there is no harm done if he/she gets caught speeding, since it is not that big of deal, since it is not a violent or major crime, so what harm can be done? Frank Trippett, in the article, “A Red Light for Scofflaws”, suggests that more and more ordinary citizens are becoming scofflaws, people who break the law casually, because they feel like law and…

stay the night. He woke up early the next morning and found a taxi to get to the police station. When he got there they told Randy about a new idea of where to look for Jeff. They decided they would walk each way up and down the road to see if Jeff and walked down the road. After about an hour of looking they found his phone laying beneath the snow. They took the phone back to the police station to look at his phone and see if they could find any information. They continued to search for Jeff…

It was simply a ordinary, sunny, 80° day in San Francisco, California. I was doing my daily routine of grabbing myself some coffee as I walked to school. The streets were overloaded with cars, buses, and people since it was rush hour. While I sipped my coffee, I waited for the crosswalk light to switch to green. “Hi!” I heard from behind me as my friend ran up and gave me a ginormous hug. “EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Oh my goodness, it’s really you!” I screamed. Skylar had been away for a month, so I’m…

The 50 Year Ride It was a beautiful, warm, summer day in Kansas City, Missouri. There were three old men sitting in the sauna having a great time. “Boy, this is the life!” said Brady. “Sure is,” said Will. “I want my plum juice!” Kyle shouted. “I have told you a thousand times!” said Brady, “We don’t have plum juice!” Crash! Bang! Pooooooo! “What the heck was that?” questioned Will. “I don’t know. Let’s check it out,” urged Brady. “Is it the plum juice guy?” Kyle asked. Their was a huge…