S4E14: Bill Cushing – Driving 30 mph from Virginia to New York

Bill was getting ready to drive back home to NYC from Virginia when his car decided it no longer wanted to accelerate. No matter how much he tried, his car would not go faster than 30 mph. Bill and his friends stopped at numerous mechanics along the way to fix the issue, but no mechanic could figure out what was causing the car to fail to accelerate

Bill also retells about the time he was a new driver and his first time driving in snow. He hit some ice and started to slide. Remembering what his driver’s instructor taught him, he started to correct himself just like he learned, but his foot was not listening to his brain. 

Bill Cushing is a now “semi-retired” English instructor who spent a number of years before returning to college as a shipyard worker, bartender, cabbie, among other gigs. He’s been published in numerous journals, magazines, and newspapers; Bill’s third book of poetry was released last July, and his current writing project is a memoir of his younger days beginning with serving in the Navy and will close out prior to his eventual return to college at the age of 37. Originally from New York city, Bill now resides in Glendale, California with his wife and their son.