Tropical Storm

Surviving the Storms of Life When the clouds come, whole body feels numb Everything flat, oppressive and grey Desperate urge, just run away… For a while, at least As the barometer falls, so does my mood Longing for rain, relief from the heat Lungs so heavy, difficult to breathe Wish…

Henri the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm. He still bombarded Brooklyn and connected areas with lots of rain. An example of this deluge was evident in Prospect Park last week where I bicycle. Some concave paths were covered with inches of water, interfering with easy passage. …

My dad and I traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2011 because his sister died unexpectedly. I lived in Portland, Oregon, and he lived in NW Indiana, an hour from Chicago. Massachusetts Part 5 Cambridge, Tropical Storm Irene Hurricane Irene has diminished from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Here in…

A quick break from my usual literary musings: I live in Fairhope, Alabama, on Mobile Bay — a grommet on the hurricane belt — occasionally…

This is a (worrying) sign of the times — California — a state still reeling and recovering from historic wildfires, among them CA’s first gigafire — has seen far wetter days. So far in 2021, arid weather conditions have exacerbated our home state’s drought conditions that continue to grip much of California. Swaths of the North Bay near Santa…