Monday morning commute in downtown Miami: nov. 9, 10 a.m., 69˚ f
+ the power is out. & o -- we’re under a wind advisory, too. you’d think this was california not kansas . . . hi y’day ~ 20 f > normal lo y’day ~ 25 f > normal & that’s the way it’s gone all wk is this the new normal? nuh-uh: no such thing -- just the new newer new (but fortunately, i hung our clothes out & they’re getting blow-dried naturally) now i see a u.s. map with “cold” at one end & a big arrow pointing right at us . . . baby’s it cold inside in ok city, where as of yesterday, 40k homes w/o power, 10 days after ice storm but better there than guatemala, where eta sluiced a hillside down, over dozens of homes; 100+ human beings missing presumed dead -- now the hurricane hits florida, washes cars away, closes bridges . . . warmest aug, sept, oct in california history (i.e., human, not natural); while arizona marks 15 yrs of drought, worst in 110 yrs of records; & they’re breaking nov. hi records in finland (one amongst lots of punctilious data points) & more floods everywhere, incl. deserts (e.g., libya); worst nile flooding in 100 yrs; vietnam, phillipines wrecked by typhoon + typhoon + typhoon but now? well now never you mind: a newer new american president takes the helm & all this will go go away anew but they’re drawing up the enemies lists all through the house, white red and blue alike, as tho everybody just wanted to get all the armageddin’ over with
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Kristin Prevallet Author/Editor
I'm a writer & teacher in Lawrence, Kansas who actually believes the scientists. I wrote a book of poems called Of Some Sky that seems to have something to do with all this. |