
Artemisia
A place to walk with trees


Don't Wipe Your Moccasins
Welfare Wednesdays on a 1980s Vancouver East Side postal route.
Harder To Spell And More Often Hyphenated
A look at the Canadian government budgets, Vancouver money laundering and the global drug trade that asks, What if?"
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.
Hammer It Like Hagi
World Cup Fever, drive-by shootings and an epic East Vancouver corner kick.
Seldom Seen, She Can Be Heard
Human knowledge of reality, evident in folk cultures and now preserved in academic studies, is yet still visible to those who can see.
A Tale Of Three Suzukis
A fond look back at my ongoing relationship with Suzi and why we both “belong outdoors.”
Build A Better Mousetrap
When mice and men collide, necessity is the mother of mods. Genesis of the Hawes Modified Mousetrap.
Security Then And Now
A look at the yin and yang of security over a span four decades in the True North Brave and Free.
Bringing The Bacon To Work
After my first year delivering mail, I decided that it was my turn to bring in some treats.
A Kiss On The Wind
Healing, hurting, hauling, howling and hoping on the Sea To Sky Highway.
Never Squat On Your Spurs
There are two ways to fix your brakes and neither one works. A lesson from high school revisited upon retirement.
A Show of Hands
My youngest son teaches Reproductive Biology to his 2nd Grade class and the finer techniques of oration to his teacher.
Seven Kinds of Choke Cherries
I used to hate painting until some St'at'imx anger management helped me get a burr out from under my saddle.
Only A Farmer
Cities eventually eat the farmers that made their existence possible. Enlightened urban farmers may cause indigestion.
Goose Bay, Gannet Rocks, a Blue Budgie and The Little Black Duck
How I was able to honour my father long after his death for deeds he accomplished long before I was born.
Motivation, Ability And Dried Currants
In which my youngest son learns about ability and teaches me about motivation.