New Tires

An unidentified narrator begins the morning feeling 'like a depressed pineapple' and arrives at a store to purchase new tires for an old 'beater' car. Once inside the automobile service area of the store, the narrator waits for the tires. A tornado warning is issued and several other customers are ushered into The Waiting-Room for safety. Each person tells stories about their lives as they become more comfortable each other. Some of the stories are surprising and humorous and some are shocking and sad. The narrator recognizes that new tires on a vehicle are new skins that take us on our next journeys. New Tires addresses some of the social concerns facing us today, such as racism and gun violence. The characters discuss marriage, sickness, and humorous things that have happened in their lives.