Wandering Aimlessly
Hey, I'm Brian Cray - adventure travel writer and seasonal worker. Follow my adventure short stories on hitchhiking, train hopping and wandering.
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...
Crimson Tides of Sun
I wake on lumber.
Crimson embers light the sky,
as she sleeps on steel.
Freedom is Blind
Gorgonize my ears
With that sudden wrench of steel
Blind me with freedom
Fuck Outta Here White Boy
To avoid BNSF Memphis Yard, I walked 12 miles to a traffic signal along the Mississippi River. East Memphis felt neighborly, with white picket...
Why You Must Visit The Big Island of Hawaii!
Why You Must Visit The Big Island of Hawaii!
Ever since college, I wanted to visit the Big Island of Hawaii. Why this particular island...
RTA Subway System the Graffiti Within
RTA Subway System - Abandoned New York - Rochester
For the better part of the summer last year along with this year I normally wander...
Island Air and the Psychic Mermaid
Island Air Shutdown, Went Out of Business Abruptly
So my wife pestered me to book my flight back to Honolulu two days prior to my...
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...
