Thursday, March 14, 2013

Dispatch from a Near Drowning, and A Love Note to Self-Loathers

I was swept off my feet a few days ago.

By the massive cold hand of a wave—an ocean wave twice as big as its brothers. I was there on the beach beside my house with camera in hand because of a certain desperation. A certain hate of the familiar.

Rain and snow had lashed our houses and windows for days on end, which is usual for this island in the Gulf of Alaska. We live and commercial fish surrounded by wilderness, among stupendous beauty, but it is not always enough.

Continue Reading...a lovely read.