Tag: Bus

• Commuter Chronicles #11: Escape

  This installment of Commuter Chronicles is an excerpt from a fiction piece I’ve been working on this summer.  The scene below takes place primarily on a bus.  I tried to use my observations from countless trips on buses to set the mood.  The story itself is unfinished but I just felt like posting a piece…

  Nicole

  September 29, 2012

  Commuter Chronicles, Writing

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• Commuter Chronicles #10: Signs You Should Hail a Taxi

  SIGNS YOU SHOULD HAIL A TAXI BACK TO YOUR HOTEL ROOM INSTEAD OF TAKING THE BUS As discovered while waiting for local route 8 at the Old Town Transit Center in San Diego.   The bus driver has been sitting idle inside the bus with the doors closed for about 5 minutes. When the driver…

  Nicole

  August 8, 2012

  Commuter Chronicles

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• Commuter Chronicles #9: MetroBench

  This installment of Commuter Chronicles is a little different in that it isn’t about an actual experience I’ve had using public transit.  Rather, I wanted to share an interesting article I came across while reading my twitter feed over the weekend.

  Nicole

  July 11, 2012

  Commuter Chronicles

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• Commuter Chronicles #6: Top 3

  This installment of Commuter Chronicles is a short series of Top 3 lists related to commuting via public transportation.  Two of these items are from my experiences using public transportation in SoCal.  Can you guess which two those are?    

  Nicole

  April 19, 2012

  Commuter Chronicles

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• Commuter Chronicles #2: Peril on the 532

  The story below is a working draft of a personal narrative recounting a rather memorable trip to work one morning in 2007. This is my perspective of what happened that morning. I knew I should have stayed home today. Those were the only thoughts running through my head as the back tire of the 30,000…

  Nicole

  June 25, 2011

  Commuter Chronicles, Disasters

  Bus, bus rides, Commuting, disasters, getting to work, life experience, Life Lessons, Public Transportation, stress, writers, writing

• Commuter Chronicles #1: The Wonderful World of Public Transportation

  One idea I’ve been kicking around for awhile is to weave together some of my experiences as a commuter who uses public transportation (it’s not as common here in Phoenix as it is in other major metropolitan cities).  I’m not sure if it would use these pieces as a personal narrative or if I should …

  Nicole

  June 6, 2011

  Commuter Chronicles

  Bus, buses, commuter chronicles, Commuting, Life Lessons, Public Transportation, writers, writing