This is the second post of three outtakes from Volume 8 of the quarterly Taking the Lane series, Childhood. (Read the first one here and the third here). This story is by Lisa Hassan Scott. When I was in the depths of postnatal depression I can remember thinking that I had no positive memories of [...]
Call for submissions: Disaster!
Update: “Disaster!” is now being funded on Kickstarter. Grab a copy and help make it happen! Taking the Lane #9 is in the works and should be out in January. The theme this time around for our quarterly journal of all things bike-related is “Disaster!” I’m seeking your nonfiction submissions about the role of bicycles [...]
Learning to ride: Sparkly Purple Banana Seat
This is the first post of three dedicated to stories of learning to ride a bike for the first time. These are outtakes from Volume 8 of the quarterly Taking the Lane series, Childhood. (The second story is here and the third is here.) I wanted to print them all but didn’t have room; the [...]
Childhood has arrived! And there’s a reading.
The day a new book drops is always exciting — and today was especially so. So much effort and attention from so many people went into the creation of the eighth issue of Taking the Lane Quarterly that I was more anxious than usual to find out how it would look. It showed up on [...]
Bragging rights: What have you carried by bike?
I find very few things in life more satisfying than finding new ways to carry stuff by bike. Especially the kind of things that you really *shouldn’t* be able to bike with. The one thing that is possibly more satisfying? Getting to talk about it later. Fortunately, I’m not alone in enjoying these indulgences. Every [...]
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#8: Childhood