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The clouds piled in gray threat on threat and a blue darkness settled on the land.
In the San Juan valley the darker greens seemed black and the lighter green of grass, a chilling wet blue.
"Sweetheart" came rolling heavily along the highway and the aluminum paint on her gleamed with the evil of a gun.
Away to the south a bank of dark cloud fringed off into rain and the curtain of it descended slowly.
— May 19, 2026 10:14PM
In the San Juan valley the darker greens seemed black and the lighter green of grass, a chilling wet blue.
"Sweetheart" came rolling heavily along the highway and the aluminum paint on her gleamed with the evil of a gun.
Away to the south a bank of dark cloud fringed off into rain and the curtain of it descended slowly.
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The bus is still laid up in a shop in a small southern CA town, going nowhere. The action comes from the sparks and dynamics between the stranded passengers. Definitely a slow burn 🔥but absolutely fascinating character development 🔥
— May 17, 2026 10:58PM
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In the bus, below the Virgin of Guadalupe, the dark one who had blood in her veins, in a glove compartment, were a Smith & Wesson 45-caliber revolver, a roll of bandage, a bottle of iodine, a vial of lavender smelling salts, and an unopened pint of whisky. With this equipment Juan felt fairly confident that he could meet most situations.
— May 16, 2026 10:52PM
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I’m reading so many larger works right now - the Decameron, Roman history, Proust, a brilliant tragic romance set in Istanbul in 1938, planetology - I have assigned myself weekend book treats and hockey games 🏒 🥅 voila!
— May 16, 2026 07:48AM
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May 20, 2026 12:31AM
Love Steinbeck and the beautiful way he describes nature
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Agreed Arielle. Can you guess what’s impending?
Perhaps he's using the oncoming rain as an omen for an impending disaster; there's both a literal and metaphorical storm on the horizon. If I had to guess what, it must be something with what I'm assuming is the wayward bus from the title. "the aluminum paint on her gleamed with the evil of a gun" is quite ominous, no? You'll have to let me know what happens :)
Will do my friend but you’re spot on 🙌🏼
