A Short Story by Steve Himmer

That afternoon when Frank left his office, a dark green sedan was parked outside the building, two of its wheels on the sidewalk and practically touching both the NO PARKING sign and the hydrant the sign had been put there to guard. Two men sat in the car and Frank later recalled the driver had a goatee and was smoking a pipe and the other man looked younger than the gray at his temples suggested. They weren’t familiar to Frank; they didn’t look like the sort of people he knew.

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A Foggy Morning in Seattle

Despite our somewhat solemn name, we here at Dark Sky Magazine are a cheerful bunch — optimistic, in touch with our surroundings. We appreciate a sunny morning just as much as a rain soaked afternoon. That said, we’re thinking today of storms. Lightning storms. When we lived in Charleston, SC, summer days were often punctuated by swift, heavy bouts of rain. Lightning, crackling like neon spiderwebs across the sky, held us enthralled. Here in Seattle the weather is temperate, the rain a stable presence. But we have yet to witness a storm, or any other meteorological theatrics. We miss Charleston’s bent-back trees, its flooded streets and toppled yard ornaments. To hold us over until the Northwest’s sky breaks with light, we offer this video of a Toronto lightning storm. Happy weekend, dear reader.

Video: Toronto Lightning Storm