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The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. There’s more to see about it here. “The Aussies!” We pulled to the curb behind them. Scott and I jumped off while Andrew milked the throttle, sustaining the engine’s life support. We agreed to follow them in search of a place to …

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At the passing of each new milestone, my destination only seems farther away. “Manuscript finished!” This was the most recent milestone. But instead of passing a broad-numbered and reflective marker on the roadside, this was more of an emotional collapse in which I flopped back from my desk and into my chair declaring, “Screw it! …

Continue reading "Decision Paralysis"

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. There’s more to see about it here. Andrew sat on his knees, legs folded underneath him. Next to him sat a tray I had retrieved from the grassy patch of water filled containers. It had held all the loose bits during disassembly, …

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The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. There’s more to see about it here.   A blast rang out behind us. My eyes shot to Andrew. He had already turned to me. Our eyes met for a split second, confusion between us. Then we grabbed the back of the …

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The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. See more about it here.   Caliente: Spanish for “hot.” Though advertised as a hot shower, a more appropriate claim would have been agua no mucha fría, or “not so cold water.” Still, it was one of the best showers of …

Continue reading "A Shockingly Good Shower"

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. See more about it here.   We pressed lower into the water shed, and things turned green. The color was provided by the grasses and shrubs; it wasn’t lush jungle, but it was a welcome change. Even more welcome were the …

Continue reading "Clutch Cables and Coasting"

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. Stay tuned for more excerpts and updates!   Mototaxis are the supreme example of questionable engineering. Not sure what a mototaxi is? Take a motorcycle. Now cut off the back half. Bolt the front half to a two-wheeled, rectangular frame complete …

Continue reading "Mototaxi Nuts and Bolts"

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Green Machine and the Mototaxi Junket. Stay tuned for more excerpts and updates! Prologue Cindy, “the Slut.” Cindy did not receive this title from me. She had done nothing to warrant it. So it should be no surprise that, in this story, Cindy is the victim. Like …

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To say you've lost your religion, well that's like saying you've experienced something so profound, you don't need it anymore. The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line, right? Well imagine your religion is over here and that God is right in front of you. Once you figure out how to draw that straight line, you don't need what's over there.

Who made him, this man claiming to be the architect, the creator of all? This man claiming to be God? No wonder no one ever thought to ask that question. Wasn’t the next logical question if he had his medication on him and if he might have forgotten to take it today?