Taking the back roads

Lynette Sowell

-My front porch-

Major interstates crisscross the state of Texas, and most of the time I am convinced they exist not only to help travelers get somewhere faster, but to help travelers do so in the most frustrating way possible.

 

If you have traveled at least one of these interstates, you will probably agree with me.

 

While in Minneapolis for a writers’ conference some years ago, I was riding in a hotel shuttle that hopped onto I-35. We were on our way to the Mall of America for a book signing and we didn’t want to be late