Author Archives: Jonathon Medeiros

August 28, 2020 When I park, the moon, just over half full, is hanging in the sky blue sky over the sea green sea and the tide is rising to over 2 feet by 1:35. I left my classroom today, after a 504 meeting with a mom who kept saying her son didn’t know howContinue reading “August 24-August 30, 2020”

August 22, 2020 High tide was around 6:30 this morning and the moon was a thin crescent, something I did not notice until I took a shower this evening. That night, during my shower, the sky was clear and dark and the moon was hanging low in the western sky. I watched a few thinContinue reading “August 17-August 23, 2020”

August 15, 2020 The moon is almost gone again, a tiny crescent when it rises. Low tide was near 6:00 this morning, just above zero feet. M– wanted to meet early, so I left the house at 5:45 to meet him on the south side. We checked Mahaʻulepu but decided to head to Acid DropsContinue reading “August 10-August 16, 2020”

August 8, 2020 I left the house early today to have some alone time before we met C– and his kids down at Waiohai to celebrate K–. She had spent the night last night, on her actual birthday, so I left before anyone was awake. I headed for Mahaʻulepu, making it there on the risingContinue reading “August 3-August 9, 2020”

“Today is the first day of August. It is hot, steamy, and wet. It is raining. I am tempted to write a poem. But…after a heavy rainfall, poems titled ‘Rain’ pour in from across the nation.” -S Plath This used to be the sixth month, un-creatively called sextilis in the later Roman calendar. Naming theContinue reading “July 26-August 2, 2020”

This week, last year, I did not surf.

July 12, 2020 The moon is half full today and the tides are similar to yesterday, low in the early morning than basically high tide all day. I met M— down at Mahaʻulepu and we were in the water by 8:00. Two of the doctors were out, but they didn’t stay long. A skinny ladyContinue reading “July 12-July 18, 2020”