Escaping the Entanglements of our lives

Hope lost in Houston 08.02.2024 24:56 ↓

Joe sees hope in Houston, and like in Jacksonville, he considers embracing the freedom he seeks in the promised land, where he now stands in Houston,

All aboard a flat car on a starry night 31.01.2024 24:47 ↓

Staring at a starry sky effects the protagonist profoundly

Hope in Houston 26.01.2024 13:30 ↓

The key was a valid  I D;  our protagonist is encouraged  hope lies in Houston. 

The wisdom of the Night Rider the continuation 18.01.2024 17:22 ↓

Our protagonist grows in wisdom  as he appraises his jounery 

The wisdom of the Night Rider 11.01.2024 23:37 ↓

At  last our protagonist  crosses the River

Led to the light by the Midnight Rider (continuation) 25.12.2023 12:38 ↓

Our protagonist meets a seasoned hobo,  who appears to be  a wise contrast  with Son Bolow

Led to the light by the Midnight Rider 24.12.2023 22:46 ↓

Our protagonist starts his day  with a goal in mind, he achieve the goal,  but fail to get the prize, when he realizes  time is not on his side.  He resolves to retreats "to the Sally" for a hot shower and food to eat.  While in  line and holding a spot near the front, close enough to see the door.  He is startled to see Son Bolow.

Left at the end of a long line 22.12.2023 21:54 ↓

Things began to look good at last, but  when least expected our protagonist is left at end of a long as he waits for food and hopes for a warm place to sleep.

A bed of hay on the floor of a box car 23.11.2023 28:49 ↓

Finally aboard a freight train with renewed thoughts of reaching Los Angeles in seven days.

A box car means a bed 16.11.2023 25:46 ↓

Our duo's night repose in burned out ruins yields a few rewards,  and  to an unspoken fear.

A perfect place to camp out 26.10.2023 19:46 ↓

After walking from sun up to sun down, they reach a "perfect place to camp out"

Back on the tracks /continuation 19.10.2023 17:48 ↓

The  hunt for the tracks is resolved and so is one of the fears, our protagonist faces in his struggle to reach the land of freedom, Los Angeles.

A renewed search for the yard 21.09.2023 33:09 ↓

Our protagonist, in view of his failure to locate the yard,  realizes he had not partook in his usual pursuit of  the drug,   and  considers himself drug free.  This consideration clears his head. If he could free himself in West Palm beach, then he could repeat the process in Miami.  In this new  moment of clarity he decides to test his resolve to remain free from the clutches of crack cocaine by...

A useless search for an unknown yard 14.09.2023 19:35 ↓

Our narrator experiences a come to his senses moment  and decides to return to Miami and fight for his freedom there, instead  of looking for the yard, which seemed not to exist.

A useless search for an unknown yard 07.09.2023 25:10 ↓

The narrator of this tale sits deject at a  table in a park that closes at dark.  He reviews the events that had led to this moment, and considers a return to the city he had recently left. 

Incidental Message from Memphis 27.07.2023 30:35 ↓

Our protagonist resolves internal issues and sees the retribution he received, although at first he believed he was railroaded,  as  reparations  for all his bad moves, until he received an incidental message from Memphis. 

Come and Get Me 21.07.2023 11:25 ↓

We reach the this is it moment.

Caught in a Valley of Big Rigs 02.07.2023 26:27 ↓

 Our dubious young duo heads straight into an unintended trap.  

Facing the red taillights 22.06.2023 27:03 ↓

The heat is on, our protagonist is slapped to his senses and forced to face, red taillights.

Heads or Tails 15.06.2023 22:04 ↓

The Crown Victoria runs out of gas. In a reflective moment  as he walks with an empty gasoline can, our protagonist decides to kill his step father, and the  duo comes close to being caught.

Memphis in the Morning 01.06.2023 25:39 ↓

Our protagonist is on the run, and Memphis  is his destination

The hidden sins in Sin City 25.05.2023 25:36 ↓

Leahunt gets his hands on his ticket, but it is costly

Running late toward Sin City 11.05.2023 26:33 ↓

If sin is defined as missing the mark, our protagonist misses it by many miles.

Good new in the morning 04.05.2023 30:14 ↓

Our protagonist learns who he know already. Cheetah is dead.