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Recession Taxi
http://recessiontaxi.org
A journalist, unable to find a professional job, drives a taxi.
- Added on: Oct 14th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jay Field
- Listed in: Non-Fiction Personal
- Tags: writing journalism ford taxi essay recession
Recent Posts
Goodbye for now
When I responded to a craigslist ad looking for cab drivers in the Chicago suburbs, our family was in increasingly desperate financial straits. I thought my unemployment benefits were about to run out and I was looking for something, anything, to pay...
Being biracial in a mixed-up world
That’s the title of Taxi Wife’s beautifully-written new piece in the Chicago Tribune. Of course, I’m biased. You can read it here. Tagged: biracial, Chicago Tribune, President Obama ...
Good Luck in the North!
The call came yesterday, a little unexpectedly, around lunchtime. I’d just left the taxi dispatch office, where I’d cashed out some senior citizen coupons for a whopping sum of $9.00. Hello John I can put you today in car in the north. I alre...
Little Pink Taxi
The Mexican city of Puebla is fighting back against the harrasement women sometimes endure at the hands of male taxi drivers. How is Puebla doing it? By taking the men out of the equation. (Photo: Joel Merino/AP) Tagged: Mexico women ...
Headin’ For the Boarder (of Wisconsin that is)
Well, not exactly that far north. But an exciting opportunity has presented itself. The Fleet Master has generously offered Recession Taxi the opportunity to change territories and vehicles! Here’s the deal. I’d be moving, from northern C...
The Kindness of Strangers
I pulled the Windstar into the garage. It was the end of a not especially lucrative day, but there was pot roast in the slow cooker. I grabbed my bags and walked to the elevator. When I got off, I decided to check the mail. It was still sitting there...
