Joseph E. Henning > Quotes

“They veer off the main highway onto a private road that travels away from the ocean. A thin row of tall bamboo lines both sides of the narrow roadway that continues 150 feet before dead-ending at a lavish, single-story, traditional Japanese-style home. The entire property is surrounded by an eight-foot-high maroon wooden fence with three separate entrance gates, one in the front, next to the house, and two others in opposite corners of the triangular-shaped backyard.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Justin feels immensely flattered by her kind words and gesture. He reaches down to gently brush his hand across hers, and she reciprocates by folding her fingers around his as they make a connection.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The mystical underwater creature completely stretches out its eight, three-foot-long tentacles in all directions, creating an image of rays protruding from the sun.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Thousands of tiny florescent green lights suddenly appear in a miniature tornado of swirling illumination.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The blade comes to a natural stopping point and the temperature gauge separates from the watch face, revealing a tiny piece of folded paper no larger than a pinky nail.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“He squints down the shoreline to see a shadowy band of torchbearers emerge from the ocean, closely followed by a large group of apparitions dressed in battle gear. Some of the ghostly figures are clothed in decorative helmets, others wear cloaks, and all carry menacing weapons of death ranging from long spears to thumping clubs.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Now less than ten feet away, the canines are certainly within lunging distance, and Kaito fears the worst has yet to come. He calls out loudly, trying to scare them off. "Go away. What do you want from me?”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Melia zips past a silver convertible rental car stuffed with tourists and luggage. She is eighteen years old and a recent high school graduate with plans to attend the UH Maui campus in the fall. "You will have to fill me in on all the juicy details. I can't wait to hear more about her and your vacation.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The isolated ravine narrows three-quarters of a mile in when the trail enters a lush sanctuary of cottonwoods and willows. The final stretch involves multiple creek crossings en route to a two-tiered waterfall that consists of a visible twenty-foot lower section and an additional sixty-foot upper section.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Keep in mind that whatever realm, world, of dimension you will visit shall include a real possibility of never returning.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“At the exact moment when the lights go out, he sees a convoluted landscape image emerge in the bonfire backdrop and undergoes another bout of vertigo.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Justin embeds his skimboard sideways six inches into the sand and carefully sits on the edge, calling it a day. He guzzles down some coconut water and watches Melia carving up the shore break with punishing cuts and slashes on a custom fiberglass board.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The next hour of paddling is by far the most difficult, and the group realizes why many people feel this might be the roughest and most grueling kayak trip on the planet. Variable winds, increasing swells, tugging currents, general fatigue, and the relentless sun all factor into wearing down the body and mind.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The pixies begin to interact with one another in an unusual manner, and all nine marine animals in the twenty-five-gallon tank form a single-file line and start swimming in unison. They stop just in front of the glass near Justin's nose and spread out to form a perfect circle. He delightfully grins at the colorful little creatures who return the gesture by forming a happy face with two seahorses representing the eyes, one as the nose, and the remaining six a smile.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“The car doors fling open with anticipation and excitement, and the group gets their first whiff of the cool, crisp evening air that smells, slightly salty with a hint of seaweed. The temperature hovers in the fifties, bringing about unusual sensations of cold fingers and frost cheeks. Sounds of pigeons cooing, sea lions calling, and water sloshing up against the dock fill the air.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant

“Justin looks over his should at Morro Rock and witnesses a dense layer of fog instantaneously form in an otherwise clear, nautical twilight sky.”
― Joseph E. Henning, Adaptively Radiant