Tag: CTA

We’re trying as hard as we can to be alone

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been conducting a little observational study on Chicago’s “L” trains. I wanted to know what, exactly, people do on the trains, because they’re certainly not talking to me. But seriously, I...

/ August 14, 2013

He Stepped onto the Train and I Just Knew

The following is a true story. Quotations are recorded accurately, to the best of my memory. He stepped onto the train and I just knew. Everyone else in the car knew, too. The tattered clothes....

/ August 8, 2013