A bus filled with passengers from different walks of life begins its long journey. Everyone has different problems assailing their otherwise ordinary lives, but as the bus rolls along, these issues begin to be resolved for each through the unwitting actions of the others.

A bus driver drives an odd collection of people through a sleet storm and considers the real value of his profession as they face a dangerous road.

As a bus travels from Ohio to New York, a man entertains himself by conversing with the passengers he calls "hillbillies" riding along.

A crotchety old woman gets off at the wrong bus stop and, to her dismay, is stuck in a town she's never heard of with strangers whose behavior is bizarre and disconcerting.

A man reflects on his countless journeys on Greyhounds—and the woman he hoped to see at his destinations.

In an unlikely encounter, a homeless teenage boy recounts harsh events of his life to a writer. He nonchalantly tells of an employer whose assignments caused him to have permanent physical and mental damage.

A young boy eager to attend the market is allowed to wait by the wagon while his father and older brother leave to make orders for their store. However, tucked away on the wagon’s seat, he secretly witnesses two truckers commit a heinous crime.

A teenager in the 1960s enjoys walking around the streets at night, to the annoyance of his mother. One night while out, he meets an unusual girl.

A taxi driver picks up a mysterious, dirty child who only wants to ride with him. As he picks her up in different spots throughout the summer, he decides he wants to learn more about the unusual girl.

A boy learns a lesson when he is recruited to help a blind man panhandle at an intersection.