#10 Tripping On the Stares …
It Was Written — The Top Ten IMWM Posts of 2005
[originally posted January 2005]
The train’s hull had all the ambience of a public library, replete with dingy lights and dazed denizens. The graffiti-ravaged car was no different than any other morning. Scads of trash highlighted the brick-colored floors. The same billboards lined the marquees. The same looks of indifference were on half of the crowd’s faces as their minds were undoubtedly intent on what awaited them at work; the other half most likely thinking of weekend plans or overdue bills or hell, maybe even library cards.
The point is, as it always seems to be on the New York City subway system: it was just one of those days.
Except it wasn’t.
