By Dan Haag Twas a few weeks before Christmas, along the north coast, And no wind was stirring, which was just fine by most. Restaurants and shops were readied with care, In…
Category: The Littoral Life
The Littoral Life: Once a Soldier
By Dan Haag December 7th was the day that changed my grandfather’s life forever. Life was put on hold and in the blink of an eye he became a soldier. Things like…
The Littoral Life: Over the River and Through the Woods
By Dan Haag Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Beyond the endless platters of food and drink, it’s the one holiday where family strives to get together and enjoy each other’s…
The Littoral Life: Whatever Floats Your Goat
By Dan Haag As the calendar turned to November, a magical switch flipped and the weather became painfully familiar. Rain and wind kept us inside most of the first few days after…
The Littoral Life: An Open Letter to White Men
By Dan Haag Dear white men, Look at the news: racial tension, hostile politics, gun violence and sexual predation are just a few of our recent greatest hits. You’re not going to…
The Littoral Life: What Might Have Been
By Dan Haag Another blood-spattered street. Another incredulous family member claiming “we never saw this coming.” Another impromptu memorial fence filling up with stuffed animals, candles and balloons. It’s all too familiar,…
The Littoral Life: We’ll Always Have Summerland Key
By Dan Haag “I’m moving to the Florida Keys,” I said out of nowhere. My roommate shrugged and turned up the volume on the television. “Leave me the rent,” he said. Not…
The Littoral Life: Summer, Bloody Summer
By Dan Haag Labor Day marks the symbolic end of the summer season as children head back to school. It’s a mixed bag of emotions for kids as they reflect on the…
The Littoral Life: Living in a post eclipse-alyptic world
By Dan Haag Just like that, it was over. The Great Eclipse of 2017 came and went like gifts under the Christmas tree: months of anxious build-up and fevered anticipation, followed by…
The Littoral Life: Say Anything
By Dan Haag I was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest, a small town combining the musings of Garrison Kellior and the paintings of Norman Rockwell: Boy Scouts, parades,…