The plan was simple: leave St. Louis before the snow hits, beat the storm, make it back in time for tour. What actually happens is a slow-motion thriller on unplowed highways that morphs into a funny, unguarded exploration of fear, masculinity theater, and the messy work of healing. I talk through the white-knuckle ramps, the “sport mode will save me” delusion, and why following a semi at a respectful distance can feel like spiritual practice when the lanes disappear.
Between jolts of panic and relief, I aim the jokes at big-truck swagger, Bass Pro cosplay, and the myth that hunting equals provision in a world where most of us have garage Coca-Cola and a deep freeze full of good intentions. It’s satire with a pulse: growing up around these guys, becoming a firefighter, learning where real danger lives, and seeing how entitlement and tenderness can exist in the same zip code. I share complicated family threads—queer identities inside conservative spaces, parents who couldn’t show up the way I needed—and how easy it is to promise change while repeating the same patterns. The storm forces a different kind of honesty: go slower, pay attention, feel everything, keep moving.
Somewhere south of the black ice a leaf clings to the wiper like a tiny coach, and that becomes the hinge. Strength isn’t macho; it’s staying present when quitting looks tempting. You can’t rewind time, but you can stop letting old hurt steer the car. If you’ve ever gripped a wheel through your own weather—relationships, family, identity, the script that says “provide” while your body begs for rest—this ride might feel familiar. We laugh at stinky shoes and municipal salt conspiracies, then land on a simple truth: keep going, because forward is the only gear that heals.
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