Michael HawesOct 27, 20215 minCoffee Cup CantosSpring MoonPaying my respects to the grandmother of my first-born son. Chun Ying, you were sweet as a chicory flower and strong as the roots.
Michael HawesOct 23, 202113 minEssaysA Bestiary of WordletsA look at the medium of radio in its past, personal, present, peculiar, pernicious and predicted roles.
Michael HawesOct 21, 20214 minShort StoriesBlue Light CemeteryA humorous story of high school freshmen attempting to prove their mettle in 1970s Texas.
Michael HawesOct 18, 20217 minTravel StoriesDancing Across The PondWhile travelling from Lynn Valley, British Columbia to Tangiers, I decide to overcome my fear of dancing in Folkestone, England.
Michael HawesOct 17, 20218 minPipe-fitter StoriesA Kelpie Can Gae Twa RoodsWorking with a Scotsman at Vancouver Shipyards, I encounter my first kelpie.
Michael HawesOct 16, 20214 minEssaysThree DebatesThe question of why multitudes submit to doomed systems designed to benefit few, has yet to be conclusively answered.
Michael HawesOct 12, 202110 minShort StoriesJigsaw Girl A story about how what we perceive is filtered by our own needs, expectations and abilities.
Michael HawesOct 11, 20215 minPostal StoriesMonsoon AngelMy first encounter with the spirit of St. Melangell.
Michael HawesOct 8, 20216 minReviewsThree Books by Carroll QuigleyAfter reading these books, you will no longer be a history virgin but I can tell you that you will respect yourself in the morning.
Michael HawesOct 8, 20213 minTravel StoriesLynn Valley To Tangiers On A ShoestringHitch-hiking from Lynn Valley to Tangiers. Introduction to Walkabout.
Michael HawesOct 7, 20218 minCoffee Cup CantosLast Fish In TexasI gathered my tackle and loaded up the truck. I had no driver's license nor a fishing license, so I was ready for a proper Texas day.
Michael HawesOct 7, 20214 minPipe-fitter StoriesCutting PipeCutting Pipe. Stories of a North Vancouver gas-fitter.
Michael HawesOct 6, 20216 minBank StoriesHow I Became A BankerHow a Lynn Valley boy went from pipe-fitter to banker in one change of clothes.
Michael HawesOct 6, 20213 minPostal StoriesThe Trail of TearsIntroduction to Recollections of a Vancouver Letter-carrier.
Michael HawesOct 4, 20212 minReviewsEast-Tec Eraser ReviewEast-Tec Eraser will still be around after you break your next five computers.