part i

This is where we begin to walk the longer road. The stories in Part I draw us gently, then gradually more deeply, into the world of rideshare driving—not as a gig, but as a practice of attention, of presence, of being with. The early rides are soft landings: a few kind words, a song on the radio, a quiet shared morning. But with each chapter, the current deepens. Encounters grow more complex, more charged, more intimate. Threaded between passenger voices are fragments of my own life—memories, reflections, glimpses of the self behind the wheel. By the time this section ends, you’ll have met those whose stories carry real weight—of trauma, loss, resilience—and you’ll have a fuller sense of the driver bearing witness.

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