Hitchhiking Tales

in 24 words

Hitchhiking Tales

24 words


In 1975, when I was broke, foolish, and young, I hitchhiked the US from
Salt Lake City to NYC, and flew back from Chicago.



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Ernest Hemingway once wrote a complete story in six words - "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

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