Artemisia

In which two young dogs encounter two old cats and learn to appreciate Sinatra.

Love, passion, footwear and dental modifications merge for a Vancouver letter-carrier.

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

A Harlequin-style romance for squirrels.

The tragedy of his wife's condition had been perfectly met by the care and tenderness of her husband. It was a daily lesson for me.

On the adaptability of crows and men when eating lunch in the urban outdoors of our era.

The thief stood nonchalantly and perfectly calm. He placed both hands on the counter and continued whistling softly.

Pondering the nature and fate of culture from a barber’s chair.

In which, at long last, I allow myself to cry.

While studying up how to be safe in the woods, I hurt myself at home.

On finding your family, pondering hidden siblings and a tribute to my friend, Ms. Judy Joe.

In which a man in a wheelchair teaches me not to judge a book by its cover.

A sword learns, "All wars of religion are only civil wars, and by civil war no nation's condition was ever bettered." Prince Henry -1618

When you account for your ancestors, you are never alone. When you account for their foes, you need to watch your six.

In which I learn of the purpose and fate of a poem I wrote twenty years before my retirement.

My own experience of the martial arts and thoughts about their genesis. Take off your shoes as we walk from Billy Jack to Pa Gua.

Introduction to Recollections of a Vancouver Letter-carrier.