Michael HawesApr 15, 202219 min readCoffee Cup CantosMy MatriculationLooking back at my schooling from Louisiana to Squamish.
Michael HawesApr 13, 202215 min readCoffee Cup CantosHow I Got My FeathersHow I received my first eagle feather.
Michael HawesApr 6, 202213 min readCoffee Cup CantosA Parlay With Something OtherGlimpses of evil and the responsibility of deliverance.
Michael HawesApr 2, 20229 min readCoffee Cup CantosSeven Kinds of Choke CherriesI used to hate painting until some St'at'imx anger management helped me get a burr out from under my saddle.
Michael HawesMar 28, 202213 min readCoffee Cup CantosTiny Gulps Of AirSketches of the author and his father. A small stack of enigmatic postcards stashed in the covers of a diary that hurt to write.
Michael HawesJan 13, 202272 min readEssaysHome Sweet Home, Harpocrates and A Grain Of SaltA look at early Texas history, with a focus on the non-Native players as seen through a Texas Cherokee's perspective.
Michael HawesJan 11, 20227 min readCoffee Cup CantosOil ChangePaying my respects to one of my guiding hands. Compadre, you’re with me everyday and I could never fill up your boots.
Michael HawesDec 28, 202111 min readCoffee Cup CantosYou Can Swim BackSwimming at gunpoint in Beaumont, Texas, a side trip to the Alamo and playing Red’s last requested songs on the Greyhound.
Michael HawesDec 15, 20216 min readCoffee Cup CantosBetween Two SwordsWhen you account for your ancestors, you are never alone. When you account for their foes, you need to watch your six.
Michael HawesDec 14, 202128 min readEssaysSome Words To The Close And Holy DarknessUnwrapping Christmases past. Featuring: "A Child’s Christmas In Wales" by Dylan Thomas.
Michael HawesNov 30, 20212 min readCorrespondenceDo The MathA song waiting fifty years for the music to lift it off a brown braided rug in Beaumont, Texas.
Michael HawesNov 16, 202119 min readEssaysA Brief History Of The PhilippinesAn historical overview of the Philippines. The study of history is necessarily the study of macro-economics.
Michael HawesOct 21, 20214 min readShort StoriesBlue Light CemeteryA humorous story of high school freshmen attempting to prove their mettle in 1970s Texas.