When he was ten, Carl discovered it was not just toy cars that talked to him.
TWO BROTHERS, TWO WOLVES by Stan Dryer

In the early 1970s I had to drive from France to Spain. Even though it was full winter, I decided, when I crossed the Pyrenees, I would take back roads in order to see more of the countryside. It was a mistake.
PLAYING OUT THE DECK by Stan Dryer

I never would have made it to Mt. Katahdin by myself.