>driving Lyft >it’s Parents’ Weekend at FSU >everybody’s Mama-n-them are in town >I pick up a man my age >and his college-aged daughter >and her drunk and obnoxious boyfriend >everybody…
Author: zeemonkey
I am an English professor who drives for Lyft in Tallahassee, Florida.
>driving Lyft >it’s gameday >FSU versus Miami >I am stuck on Pensacola Street >bumper to bumper past the sorority houses >in my backseat I have four obnoxiously drunk FSU college…
>driving Lyft >it’s Sunday morning >I pick up this old white lady from one of those retirement skyscrapers >she is bubbly >says “Oh, my daughter got this ride for me…
>driving Lyft >pick up this young Black dude with an eyepatch >name’s Anthony >it’s 8am on a Saturday >I’ve got NPR playing in the background >He asks about my hat…
>driving Lyft >pick up this lady and her son >we drop him off at school >continue on to her work >we chat about the weather >as one does >it is…
>driving Lyft >get called down to a cul-de-sac of apartments >a gaggle of children is milling about in the street >the oldest of them might be ten >as soon as…
>driving Lyft >pick up college-aged kids having themselves a date >they are getting all giggly and touchy-feely back there >suddenly the girl goes “Help! Help! He’s assaulting me! He’s holding me…
>driving >not for Lyft >I an chauffeuring Lucy to circus camp >Lucy likes to ask questions >Lucy says “Daddy, what’s the smallest, cutest, most delicate turtle you’ve ever seen on…
>driving Lyft >pick up this older Black dude >he doesn’t look fragile, but he is badly hobbling >has two canes >when he gets in the car >he tells me the…
>driving Lyft >pick up a mother, father and a college-aged daughter >we are all big and white >they are touring Tallahassee because the daughter might want to go to FSU…