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All tagged highway

Dec 14
Dec 14 U-Turn

Catherine Albrecht

Passing through Christmas, Michigan, I nearly missed the tall, thin man standing on the berm of the two-lane state highway.

May 7
May 7 Highway Epiphany

Richard LeBlond

I was resigned to the misery until the epiphany. It came while heading to Canada, and my Road to Damascus was the New Jersey Turnpike.

Apr 26
Apr 26 Tracked

That dang pickup is still there, has been since I left work. Lane-changing when I lane-change, that’s how I know he’s tailing me.