Blowing Smoke

"Two hikers try to survive amongst the elements."

A gentle upslope breeze funnels the sun-warmed scents of pungent Ponderosa and ripe lupine into my lungs. The sparsely forested mounds of eastern Washington's Kettle Range spread out before me, entire hillsides shimmering light purple with the lupine and spotted...

The Caretaker

"It looked like someone was already living in the cabin Nathan had just inherited."

Nathan approached the picture window as stealthily as he could. The deep snow silenced his footsteps. He was glad of that, but the drifts were almost waist high at the point where he could finally peer into the cabin without...