What sound does the world make when it breaks? It is not the sound of water, but the groan of the earth itself—a deep, guttural tremor that vibrates through bone and soul. From my small shop near the shore, I watched the sea retreat in a silent, impossible gasp. Then, the horizon darkened. A line of white fury swelled into a liquid mountain, a moving wall that erased the sky. In that single, su...
