The Final Movement

Our father says the sound is loud enough to wake the dead. The music is alive tonight in infinite weathered … More

Of Fall and Winter

Of Fall and Winter All is vivid green here today, the sustained rainsheeting its clear wrapped folds down all around … More

For a Minute or Two, Maybe

I did not know what weather meant until I went to Wisconsin.Winter in Hawai‘i, more rain. Summer, more heat.Spring and … More

Raining in the New Year

This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be … More

Preview of Coming Attractions

Spring was watching for weeds to grow in the cracked concrete sidewalks,the dazzling pop of fresh green leaves all appearing … More

Snowfall

Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More

Midwest Aloha

I lay there looking up at what seemed like a bunch of wood and metal.  I could feel things digging into … More

Stormy Weather

He stepped out into a sunless day.  He wondered where it had gone.  Oh no. Could this be that end of the world … More

Frightful Weather (500)

The weather in Hawai‘i has changed.  One distinctive feature of Christmas Break used to be non-stop rain.  We were out of school … More

Let It Snow Part III (500)

Once again my heart rate went up as I carried my Martin guitar through the gate.  They passed me along, maybe … More

Let It Snow Part II (500)

It was snowing hard in Cleveland, but they were able to land us.  My head pounded with the alcohol aftereffects from … More

Let It Snow (500)

It was an early flight, but when you’re young, you schedule those because you know it’ll be easy to get … More