by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
SOL26-0106 Have you ever used one of those sleek fast-drying, high-efficiency commercial hand dryers? The ones they have in airports? Then what follows will resonate with you. CAST OF CHARACTERSCharacter #1: ATN – That’s me and I live in OregonCharacter...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
SOL25-1216 We check into our hotel and then head to Walmart to pick up a couple items. As I hunt for the items I need, Carl goes to get me a hand-held shopping basket. But he returns with a clank-clank-clanking shopping cart. He leaves it with me saying he is going to...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
SOL25-1209 Motion stops. Doors slide open. The PA announces, “Exit here for gates A22 through A39.” Pulling my rollaboard, I step through the doors, into the Skylink station, and walk across the platform. There I pause. Sun streams through floor to ceiling...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
SOL25-1111 US Route 20 U.S. Route 20 is the longest continuous road in the United States, stretching for 3,365 miles. From the Atlantic to the Pacific. From Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon. From New England to the Pacific Northwest. A scenic highway from...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
SOL25-1007 Photo: On the tarmac at ELP airport. Franklin Mountains rim the horizon. Bumping, we lumber along. Taking a broad right turn, we stop,motionless with our nose pointed north. With a sudden escalating roar, we launch forward like a rock from a boy’s...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal, For Fun |
SOL25-0729 This post on social media triggered my memories of childhood road trips. You’ll want to get your second cup of coffee before you begin reading. I remember this kind of travel. Every summer we made a road trip from Attica, Indiana, back East to New...
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