In a Cloud of Smoke
These precious last days of summer - so often filled with decadently final swimming hole plunges - have this year been shrouded in a thick cloud of smoke. It has been heartbreaking to watch a careless spark grow to consume hundreds of acres of beloved forest. In my tiny Oregon town, aromatic wood-smoke casts eerie light on quiet streets as the sun and moon rise red. Despite the immediate threat being miles away, I began to pack a bag for evacuation a few nights ago. Driven b
