it always feels like magic when it rains; the sky is cutting loose, sharing the sea with us, reminding us that this little flotsam of land is just a thin wedge between elements, and so full of liquid and air that it is barely land at all ( Read more... )

i was in the desert, on some kind of mission, and was walking alone. i stopped suddenly; off in the distance, i could see a spaceship, a bulky one--much like Serenity in Firefly. it was hovering above a clearing where there were a few cars, and it was too far to see what was going on; but i had the sense that they would destroy any sign of life ( Read more... )

looking at a friend's images of waterfalls in oregon remind me of a certain determined innocence i still have. i remember, with all my senses, the shock of cold as i threw my body into icy spring water. there was only one way to go swimming in that mountain glacier water; if you try to dip yourself in gradually, your body will rebel and overcome ( Read more... )

a few days ago, after spending the day researching and viewing images of oil-soaked wildlife, i went to sleep and found black dreams waiting.  i remember one vividly.  i was walking through an empty city, cobblestone streets, beige and dun colored houses, like rickety adobes.  coming over a hill i saw a strange sight.  it was a big tortoise, like ( Read more... )