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TR Sawyer

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Surviving the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome

TR Sawyer

Submitted to Contest #262

(NOTE: This is non-fiction, it is an account of the Seattle heat dome event in June 2021.) Taking a sip of my mojito, my wife and I stared out over the crashing waves of the pacific. Our resort in Puerto Vallarta had an open-air steakhouse, which despite the humidity was calm and relaxing. The lighting was dim, the mood was intimate. Yet we were focused on practical matters. “Are we all checked in for our flight? What’s the weather like back in Seattle?” My wife asked. Pulling out my phone I answered that our flight was ready. Then I looked ...

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