UnFictional
A Bump in the Road
What's it all about, the journey, the destination… or the potholes?
By Bob Carlson • • 29m ListenWhat's it all about, the journey, the destination… or the potholes?
In this episode
3 storiesA Walk into the Void
In 1992, Sean Hurley set off to try and walk to walk across the country starting from Cambridge, Massachusetts. As he walked he would record his thoughts into a handheld tape recorder. He thought the hardship of the road could help him stop drinking. He made it to Ohio. The last thing he remembered, was the thought that he was done.
Read the story16 minAn Expediting Fee
Next... Matteson Perry and his friend Brad were backpacking, about to cross from Thailand into Cambodia. The line across the border would take hours, standing in stifling heat. Help seems to come when the guys get an offer. If they had over their passport and $10 each, the could skip the line, so they do it.
Read the story7 minNo Sleep Till Finland
Finally... In the second story of a suite of passport stories… Comic Liz Miele is big in Finland. That's why her trip from London to Helsinki is so important to her bank account, and her well being. But bureaucracy renders her passport unusable, so she is sent on a mad dash to somehow make it on her flight.
Read the story7 min
