How an Elusive Graffiti Writer’s Work Wound Up on My Leather Jacket

When I was young, I spent a lot of time in train yards. I was really into graffiti, and freight trains were like rolling art galleries on metal where you could see work by people from across the country. One of the most prolific writers was Colossus of Roads, who scribbled the profile of a cowboy’s face on what seemed like every boxcar in America. Under each profile was a cryptic message—“big mistake,” “audience expands,” “never came back.” It was rumored that Colossus was a railway worker who had been at it since the 1970s. Read more at Esquire.