Weather Stories

Spring giggles at my pane Fickle as she frolics Warming rays by day Cool breath by night Teasing whispers she calls Please, peek out, come see Summer seduces my entrance She kisses and caresses Like a flower unfolds Her passion to be known Hearts to be captured Let go, love, be free Autumn knocks at my door Her urging of summer off A harvest of hooray An ease of silver shine Comfort so says the sage Sit down, relax, be st...

It had been several weeks since my encounter with Laura and I was beginning to think that “next time” was never coming. It was the middle of a glorious afternoon during a lovely spate of weather. I was walking around a local park enjoying the sun, as I know how quickly it can vanish and be replaced by rain this far north. It was warm and inviting followed by a cooling breeze every now and then. I was wearing some shorts,...

I work at a convenience store. One night a couple of years ago, it got brutally cold. About -30˚ with the wind chill. My shift ended at 8:00 pm. I rushed out to my car to warm it up, but my heart dropped when the damn thing wouldn't start! It wouldn't even turn over.My roommate, Annette, was out of the state, my parents and my brother live over twenty miles away, and no one at the store could take me home until the store...

Just five or six miles more thought Angela. The huge snowflakes swirled over the bonnet and hit the windscreen, where it built up outside the area swept by the wipers. Twice before she had stopped to clear the screen as the wiper arc got smaller and smaller. The driver found herself mesmerized by the snow's movement, having difficulty in seeing beyond it. The speedometer informed her - 10 miles per hour. Face close to the...