Seattle sportswear companies like Pacific Trail and REI are outsourcing manufacturing to Asian countries. Roffe is one of the few companies that still manufactures locally.
From the hills beyond his garden, there sounded in Shing's ears the murmur of approaching death. Muffled and foreboding, it mingled with his uncertain emotions - the affection (or sexual desire?) he feels for his daughter-in-law, the disappointments…