Wandering Aimlessly
Hey, I'm Brian Cray - adventure travel writer and seasonal worker. Follow my adventure short stories on hitchhiking, train hopping and wandering.
Chartreuse Sky
Vibrant fall branches,
a facade of chartreuse sky,
whispers with the wind.
Be a Freight
"This is a fictionalized story based off the dumb shit I've seen people do on YouTube...this is for all the YouTube view whores and clowns who don't respect the train and treat it like a playground. If you're gonna ride and post vids at least be safe and know what you're doing?"
Gray drizzled the sky through the wisps of clouds and my feet scampered along the slick parking lot with my friend hustling beside me. My head swiveled back-and-forth. Between the flash of red brick facade and the drowning squeals of freight rolling tenderly along the steel, my heart...
50 Shades of Train
People know you ride
when she rolls into a town,
with you drenched in grease.
Your face smudged in dirt.
Your fingernails are deep black.
You ramblin' train tramp.
Mystery Man
My face is my face,
but I am still a ghost, yes,
I am still a ghost.
Sentimental Scribblings
Immersed in the wax,
Scribbling, writing emotions,
Leaving marks behind...
Abandoned Rosewood Center
Abandoned Rosewood Center
Update: The Abandoned Rosewood Center was recently purchased by Stevenson University so over the next several years the project will expand the...
Freight to Fresno on a Work Car
Train Hopping Fresno
It briskly showered the night before covering my bivy in a film of morning dew. My sleeping pad soaked up every droplet...
Be a Freight
"This is a fictionalized story based off the dumb shit I've seen people do on YouTube...this is for all the YouTube view whores and...
Lost Dutchman’s Park
Haunted Lost Dutchman's Park
I worked another frantic week on my feet busing tables, serving food and rearranging tables, chairs and silverware for the next...
Emotional Nihilist
The Emotional Nihilist - Prose Poetry
He walks alone;
Drowning in himself;
His incompetence
His sorrows
His fears
All clouding his mind…
His choices
An emotional nihilist
Seeking hedonistic pleasures…
With a tip of...
