November in the Railroad Earth

Follow the link for an extract from October in the Railroad Earth by Jack Kerouac, read by the author...

I am a little melancholy today. The washing machine is taking on water, my room is a mess, I have a blemish on my nose that makes me look like Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer so can't even go down to the shop...

I have posted the above link because I need reminding that I am more than these trivialities. Kerouac's voice evokes memories of my 3,000 mile trip from New York to Los Angeles!

The nearest I get to the Railroad Earth now is when I walk across the bridge overlooking the cutting at Surbiton and the Waterloo line. It is not very exciting.

I did wonderful things, once. These days, I just sit in my pyjamas, eating biscuits until the sun goes down.