
Artemisia
A place to walk with trees



Everybody Is Scared Of Something
Justice is as sure as the sun-rise without any help from us.

Some Words To The Close And Holy Darkness
Unwrapping Christmas past. Featuring: "A Child’s Christmas In Wales" by Dylan Thomas.

Counting Creeks
A little talk about aging and dentistry in the North Shore Mountains and how my wisdom tooth came to rest on Crown Mtn.

I Opened With Old Man
Tracing the thread of my favorite Neil Young song through the fabric of my life.

The Art of War
While working on the North Vancouver waterfront as a young man in the Seventies, I win a battle and lose a war.

Lynn Valley To Tangiers On A Shoestring
Hitch-hiking from Lynn Valley to Tangiers. Introduction to Travel Stories.

Breakfast With Ben Hur
While working as a gas-fitters in North Vancouver, Lars and I have an impromptu lunch with Charlton Heston.

Steer Into It
Two kinds of snow, two kinds of teachers, chips, giggles and two kinds of spanakopita with the aim of opening the third sphincter.

That He May Forget His Wounds
A bayou boy meets Lata Mangeshkar up on North Vancouver's Lynn Creek.

A Latter Day Sikh
Guru Gobind Singh meets Joseph Smith on a Vancouver sidewalk, who then meets the Lynn Valley Buddha. Story by Michael Hawes.

Tumbleweed Letters
Anything shared with the world from your heart is a Tumbleweed Letter. Great Spirit reads them all.

Rocket Science
Navigating sexual orientation and the integrity of friendship before the rainbow.

A Kiss On The Wind
Healing, hurting, hauling, howling and hoping on the Sea To Sky Highway.

A Damn Good Marine
The Hand at work, reconciling my unnecessary guilt using mountains, mailmen and Marines.

My Matriculation
Looking back at my schooling from Louisiana to Squamish.

You Cannot Touch The Principal
How I narrowly avoided being "set for life."