late-autumn

What was real was this afternoon: no soft curves, just squares and rectangles rubbing up against each other with great friction, raw… And, forgive me if I say it again, the smallness—trying to live among the great elements of the present, wife and children, afternoon sun, the starkness of the late-autumn afternoon sun.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

What was real was this afternoon: no soft curves, just squares and rectangles rubbing up against each other with great friction, raw… And, forgive me if I say it again, the smallness—trying to live among the great elements of the present, wife and children, afternoon sun, the starkness of the late-autumn afternoon sun.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Part 3, Uplifting Story: Jim and I ran into the 7-11 outside El Dorado, Kansas, for hot coffee and a box of powdered sugar doughnuts -- the essentials required to ward off the chill of a late-autumn pheasant hunt.

F&S Guide to Truck Suspension and Lifts 2009

The late-autumn snowstorm lumbered into the region Monday, turning roads to ice and reducing visibility to zero.

Winter Weather: Deadly Snowstorm Closes Major Roadways In Plains, Southwest 2011

What was real was this afternoon: no soft curves, just squares and rectangles rubbing up against each other with great friction, raw… And, forgive me if I say it again, the smallness—trying to live among the great elements of the present, wife and children, afternoon sun, the starkness of the late-autumn afternoon sun.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

What was real was this afternoon: no soft curves, just squares and rectangles rubbing up against each other with great friction, raw… And, forgive me if I say it again, the smallness—trying to live among the great elements of the present, wife and children, afternoon sun, the starkness of the late-autumn afternoon sun.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

The next day there was a distinct late-autumn briskness to the air.

A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010

Their favorite ravioli fillings use the ingredients they can find in their late-autumn garden: butternut squash and the last hardy arugula of the season.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

New York Yankees cuts to the emotional core of Pinstripe Nation, which is why this late-autumn standoff has turned so brackish.

Jeter and Yankees are Cats and Dogs Jason Gay 2010

During the late-autumn nights when the weather is dry and warm, the coolness of the water produces a mist that enables the grapes to develop a fungal growth, known as noble rot or Botrytis cinerea.

The Delights of Sweet Wine Will Lyons 2010