Thunderstorms, even severe thunderstorms, are common on the northern plains, especially in early summer. Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico sweeps up the plains to collide with the yet wintry and drier air of the north. Most often these storm cells collide and dissipate without much fanfare. But sometimes, and ever so rarely,…
Fortson
My many thanks to the editors at Wild Roof Journal for including my essay Fortson in their May issue. The essay is about an after-school visit of the mill ruins near our home. We seem to visit this spot at least a few times a week but that day was especially memorable. Enjoy the many…
This Mountain
We live at the base of So-Bahli- Ahli. Lofty lady. It’s the name local tribes gave the mountain that presides over the living here in our far-flung corner of the Pacific Northwest. The valley of the Stillaguamish. This was before the settlers came and the farmer that lost his horse. The mountain that was once…
Life Along The River 