Train Stories #9 - Odds & Ends

This week's episode is a submission, courtesy of Courtney. Hollywood would have you believe that the woman this story is about is a fishnet-clad woman of the night working a street corner and getting ...

21 Nov 20166min

Growing up, I loved playing "Where's Waldo?" Well, truth be told, I only had one book and I was never any good at finding Waldo, but nonetheless I loved searching. There was something endlessly entert...

31 Okt 20164min

We have a very special episode today: our first story that isn't mine! This Train Story was submitted by Kelsey, and it follows her as she gets left behind on a train in a foreign country. Enjoy!

17 Okt 20165min

I wasn't having the best day on the day this Train Story happened, but something told me I had a story coming to me, I just had to be patient. Then, on the train ride home from work, I was thrown dire...

3 Okt 20165min

I recently went to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field with my girlfriend, which to any Chicagoan means an insane amount of tourists and fans packed together both in and out of the stadium. The train ends up...

19 Sep 20164min

I felt the old woman's eyes fastened on me, ice-cream scooping into my soul and digging up secrets even I had forgotten. I didn't dare look over, but I knew exactly what she looked like: head wrapped ...

5 Sep 20164min

When you ride the train in Chicago, especially the Red Line, especially at rush hour on a weekday, all you're thinking about is yourself. Which is why I was surprised when I did give someone on the tr...

29 Aug 20164min