Michael HawesMar 10, 20226 minPostal StoriesA Certain Je Ne Sais QuoiIn which two young dogs encounter two old cats and learn to appreciate Sinatra.
Michael HawesMar 5, 20224 minPostal StoriesMentawai HeelsLove, passion, footwear and dental modifications merge for a Vancouver letter-carrier.
Michael HawesFeb 26, 20225 minPostal StoriesO Milagre do PássaroThe tragedy of his wife's condition had been perfectly met by the care and tenderness of her husband. It was a daily lesson for me.
Michael HawesFeb 19, 20227 minEssaysA Maltese Black UmbrellaA Mediterranean lady helps me uproot a childhood fear.
Michael HawesFeb 11, 20229 minPostal StoriesCorvus UrbanusOn the adaptability of crows and men when eating lunch in the urban outdoors of our era.
Michael HawesFeb 7, 202221 minEssaysSammy The BarberPondering the nature and fate of culture from a barber’s chair.
Michael HawesFeb 2, 202214 minPostal StoriesThe Myth of SisyphusMy first and last days as a postie and some of the folks who helped me to cross and celebrate the finish. Busting the myth of invisibility.
Michael HawesJan 30, 202210 minPostal StoriesBig Boys Don’t CryIn which, at long last, I allow myself to cry.
Michael HawesJan 14, 20228 minPostal StoriesRecognizing Your OwnOn finding your family, pondering hidden siblings and a tribute to my friend, Ms. Judy Joe.
Michael HawesJan 14, 20225 minPostal StoriesMen In MotionIn which a man in a wheelchair teaches me not to judge a book by its cover.
Michael HawesDec 24, 20218 minPostal StoriesToledo SteelA sword learns, "All wars of religion are only civil wars, and by civil war no nation's condition was ever bettered." Prince Henry -1618
Michael HawesDec 20, 202112 minCoffee Cup CantosSettling In To A Dreamless SleepWedding rings, dreams, kokopillau, lightning trees, wanderers and a cotton thread running from ancient Egypt to Early Texas.
Michael HawesDec 19, 202111 minEssaysOn Women and HorsesIf we could actually understand the bond between a man and a woman, we would have destroyed that bond which is rooted in the Mystery.
Michael HawesNov 7, 202110 minPostal StoriesLuck Has Nothing To Do With It In which I learn of the purpose and fate of a poem I wrote twenty years before my retirement.
Michael HawesOct 11, 20215 minPostal StoriesMonsoon AngelMy first encounter with the spirit of St. Melangell.
Michael HawesOct 6, 20213 minPostal StoriesThe Trail of TearsIntroduction to Recollections of a Vancouver Letter-carrier.