Michael HawesJan 26, 202211 minCoffee Cup CantosMedicine ShowAn unexpected gig in North Vancouver. The medicine was strong that night. It was better than church.
Michael HawesJan 6, 202213 minCoffee Cup CantosI Opened With Old ManTracing the thread of my favorite Neil Young song through the fabric of my life.
Michael HawesDec 14, 202128 minEssaysSome Words To The Close And Holy DarknessUnwrapping Christmases past. Featuring: "A Child’s Christmas In Wales" by Dylan Thomas.
Michael HawesDec 5, 20218 minPipe-fitter StoriesThermocoupleAbout my first cat, Thermocouple. In time, I learned that cats are not at all like wolves and in fact, they resent the comparison.
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 8, 20213 minTravel StoriesLynn Valley To Tangiers On A ShoestringHitch-hiking from Lynn Valley to Tangiers. Introduction to Walkabout.
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.