"He came from a place where many could not say with certainty which ways were east and west, rosy dawn and golden sunset . . . the earth moods were not loved . . . Storms were not the earth breathing . . . The phase of the moon meant nothing there . . ." Norman Gates has been a teacher since 1965. He has worked with elementary, high school, and college students. Married and the father of two children, he lives with his wife and teenage daughter in...