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The streets are dark. Not a sad soul in sight in this one-horse town. The traffic light is green, but I stop and wait for it to turn yellow…. Then red…. Then green again. The air has a chilled serenity. The town is fast asleep, except for the sundown-activated street lights And the occasional neon storefront sign. I tap the steering wheel, hoping it will show me where to go next. It doesn’t. So I steer it home. A different route than usual. ...But home just the same.
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Aug 12, 2012
Aug 12, 2012 at 1:15 AM UTC
Driving Town
The streets are dark. Not a sad soul in sight in this one-horse town. The traffic light is green, but I stop and wait for it to turn yellow…. Then red…. Then green again. The air has a chilled serenity. The town is fast asleep, except for the sundown-activated street lights And the occasional neon storefront sign. I tap the steering wheel, hoping it will show me where to go next. It doesn’t. So I steer it home. A different route than usual. ...But home just the same.
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35/Gender Fluid/American
Aug 12, 2012
Aug 12, 2012 at 1:15 AM UTC
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