Wrote this on a road trip alone, of course. The only thing to keep me company was an audiobook that, while good, was making me sleepy, and the promise of stops at a Steak and Shake along the way.

I’ve done several drives like this. It’s okay for an hour or two. I can make good progress in a book, a podcast, something. But it ends up feeling very lonely in the dark when I’m paranoid about a roadside disaster.