Michael HawesOct 1, 20237 min readPostal StoriesThe Flat Tinkle of Cheap MetalHow I came to wear those little bells on my key-chain.
Michael HawesSep 1, 202312 min readPostal StoriesDon't Wipe Your MoccasinsWelfare Wednesdays on a 1980s Vancouver East Side postal route.
Michael HawesAug 29, 202311 min readEssaysHarder To Spell And More Often HyphenatedA look at the Canadian government budgets, Vancouver money laundering and the global drug trade that asks, What if?"
Michael HawesAug 26, 20237 min readPostal StoriesA Latter Day SikhGuru Gobind Singh meets Joseph Smith on a Vancouver sidewalk, who then meets the Lynn Valley Buddha. Story by Michael Hawes.
Michael HawesJul 19, 20237 min readPostal StoriesHammer It Like HagiWorld Cup Fever, drive-by shootings and an epic East Vancouver corner kick.
Michael HawesApr 6, 20234 min readCorrespondenceSeldom Seen, She Can Be HeardHuman knowledge of reality, evident in folk cultures and now preserved in academic studies, is yet still visible to those who can see.
Michael HawesSep 8, 202215 min readCoffee Cup CantosA Tale Of Three SuzukisA fond look back at my ongoing relationship with Suzi and why we both “belong outdoors.”
Michael HawesAug 23, 20224 min readCorrespondenceBuild A Better MousetrapWhen mice and men collide, necessity is the mother of mods. Genesis of the Hawes Modified Mousetrap.
Michael HawesAug 16, 202211 min readCoffee Cup CantosSecurity Then And NowA look at the yin and yang of security over a span four decades in the True North Brave and Free.
Michael HawesMay 30, 20226 min readPostal StoriesBringing The Bacon To WorkAfter my first year delivering mail, I decided that it was my turn to bring in some treats.
Michael HawesMay 29, 20226 min readCoffee Cup CantosA Kiss On The WindHealing, hurting, hauling, howling and hoping on the Sea To Sky Highway.
Michael HawesMay 12, 20229 min readCoffee Cup CantosNever Squat On Your SpursThere are two ways to fix your brakes and neither one works. A lesson from high school revisited upon retirement.
Michael HawesApr 4, 20222 min readCoffee Cup CantosA Show of HandsMy youngest son teaches Reproductive Biology to his 2nd Grade class and the finer techniques of oration to his teacher.
Michael HawesApr 3, 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 HawesApr 1, 20224 min readEssaysOnly A FarmerCities eventually eat the farmers that made their existence possible. Enlightened urban farmers may cause indigestion.
Michael HawesMar 24, 20229 min readPostal StoriesGoose Bay, Gannet Rocks, a Blue Budgie and The Little Black DuckHow I was able to honour my father long after his death for deeds he accomplished long before I was born.
Michael HawesMar 22, 20228 min readBank StoriesYou Cannot Touch The PrincipalHow I narrowly avoided being "set for life."
Michael HawesMar 13, 20224 min readCoffee Cup CantosMotivation, Ability And Dried CurrantsIn which my youngest son learns about ability and teaches me about motivation.