This story is a response to the Muse on Monday prompt from November 2, 2026: Write a scary story about being stuck in a traffic jam in broad daylight. Traffic Jam on an Empty Road Route 44 was empty, and the sky was a dazzling blue—the rich, unrealistic color a child might paint it in…
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Muse on Monday – November 2, 2026
One of the standard trope for car-related creepy stories is driving alone at night in the country. No one is around, no cellphone service, maybe the weather is bad. Then something happens: the main character runs out of gas or has an accident or a stranger shows up in a car behind them, trying to…
Muse on Monday – March 9, 2026
I don’t know anyone who loves traffic, unless it’s your job to study traffic patterns. However, there are a lot of chances for conflict when you have hundreds of people driving vehicles in close proximity, each with their own emotions, personal situations and levels of distraction. That’s not including all the things that could happen…
Super Commute
Super Commute “Begone, dastardly Crabman!” “It is you, Captain Buffalo, who will soon be cooked.” I looked away from the superbeing duel causing a traffic jam on the bridge in front of me. —Gonna be late, I texted my boss. Bridge fight. —You took the bridge? You know that’s a magnet for epic showdowns. Take…
