The bike is in the hallway and something is wrong with it. Hallway Bike is for that one bicycle: the soft tire, the light that did not come on, and whether you ride it tomorrow.
The Flat You Feel is the tire under your hand. Light and Lock is the lamp and the lock you will actually use. Tomorrow's Ride is the check before you wheel it out.
Each page finishes one job on this bike. A pressure or a minute is an illustrative example unless you are reading it off your own tire.
The flat you can feel, the light, and tomorrow's ride.
tomorrows-ride
You ride in the morning. Both tires look fine and you have not squeezed them. Your Hallway Bike is propped against the wall by your front door, keys hanging from its handlebar, the reusable tote you bring to work slung over the…
August 3, 2026
tomorrows-ride
Your heel does not reach the pedal at the bottom. You notice it every ride. Right now you’re propped against the cinderblock wall outside your apartment…
July 27, 2026
tomorrows-ride
You lift the back wheel and turn the pedal. The chain jumps. Your palm presses lightly to the bike frame to steady it as you give…
July 21, 2026
tomorrows-ride
You squeeze the lever in the hall. It pulls too far. You’re crouched next to your Hallway Bike, one knee pressed to the scuffed linoleum, and…
July 14, 2026
light-and-lock
You are about to wheel the bike out. Neither light has been tried tonight. The glow from the overhead hallway sconce is dim enough that you…
July 8, 2026
light-and-lock
The lamp rotates down as soon as you touch it. You were adjusting it to shine on the scuff mark you need to touch up with…
July 1, 2026
light-and-lock
The cable is through the front wheel. The frame is free. You glance down the empty apartment hallway, a faint clink of a distant apartment door…
June 25, 2026
light-and-lock
The white reflector is on the floor under the bike. You bend down to pick it up, fingers brushing the scuffed linoleum of your building’s hallway…
June 18, 2026
light-and-lock
It is still daylight. You are in the hallway with the light in your hand. The motion sensor by your front door flickered twice last night…
June 12, 2026
light-and-lock
The bike-lock key is loose in a pocket. The door keys are on a ring. You brush crumpled grocery receipts out of the jacket pocket to…
June 5, 2026
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