Rosehill and Dale

On the cycle to school, there’s a hill you will want to avoid. But don’t worry, I know a secret route that lets you attack the slope on calmer streets, in smaller steps, and at just the right angle to lessen the pain.

     Andrew discovered it; then shared it with me halfway through Grade 9. But he hasn’t lived here for decades, and I don’t think I’ve shown it to two (maybe three) other people . . . still—and I just looked it up—goddammit if Google hasn’t somehow figured out every single turn, and is now telling the whole fucking city!

Inspired by This One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Image by Gemini.