Searching Stories

When I looked out the front door, I saw a hip-deep lake where my yard had been ... Read More

When I was little, Susan and the Rain was one of my favorite books. Of course it was partly because my name is Susan, but also because I hated the rain. Here’s how it starts: Susan Amantha Cottonwood   was a little girl      who was always good –         when the sun… Read More

I perused my small, kid-targeted weather book (maybe even a Golden Book?) ‘til I cracked its spine. Read More

What’s today’s weather? We really need to pay close attention. Read More

Woodstock Sally and friends Read More

Woodstock, the original, and re-created Read More

A Woodstock participant reflects on the experience. Read More

"We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon." Read More

It is the fiftieth anniversary of Woodstock, and for the past week there have been Woodstock stories everywhere I look. Every newspaper and magazine, print or online, seems to have a story written by someone who was there. PBS aired a new documentary last week subtitled Three Days That Defined a Generation. (Does that title… Read More