Biking at Making Light
Posted by Abi on Friday 18 September 2009 at 21:54
I've been trying to write about my life as a bicycle commuter for a couple of years now. I've touched on specific aspects, both here and on Making Light.
But a lot of the ways that biking to work matters to me really are not verbal, so I've struggled to phrase things in any useful or meaningful way. I knew what I wanted to say in the middle of the post (what routes, how far, how long it took) and at the end (thinking as I ride). But how to begin?
My sordid history as a Rush fan came to the rescue. The immediacy of the lyrics of Red Barchetta was exactly the tone I was looking for to pull the reader into the experience.
The result: My own personal Rota Fortunae.
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Just a note to say I'm still out here, checking in quietly, once in a while, and happy you are doing well.