>driving Lyft >I compose an open letter to the douchebag >in the black Charger with the neon running lights >who no doubt spent an awful lot of money installing jet…
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>driving Lyft >it is a tropical downpour >it is raining like it did on Venus in that Ray Bradbury story >I get called to the Polkinghorne Village, a FAMU dorm…
>driving >not for Lyft >me and Lucy are going to Virginia >twelve hours in the car >we stop at a Zaxby’s near Savannah >I must mention that I almost always…
>driving Lyft >on Commerce at the Highway 90 redlight >you’d think the redlight would be enough >that everyone who could drive would understand the meaning of such a device >but…
>driving Lyft >get called out to some public housing >on the way I get a call from a lady who says >”You’ll be picking up my mother. She’s 86 and…
>driving Lyft >lady gets in with her little girl >little girl is nearly three, dressed in frilly pink dress >when the baby sees me, she yells “Uncle!” and holds her…
>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…
>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…