Rain (HS 122)

Starts a bit of off-white in the corner of your eye, a smallstorm cloud, a tiny spy, that spot, surveillance … More

Pacific Specific (HS 120)

When they come, it’s a surprise cook up somewhereplunked potluck between here and — that Idon’t really know free range, … More

Exit Laughing

Being able to tell a joke is an art,rolling helter-skelter over a rough patchof cobbled words to a smooth finish,kicking … More

In the Forest

It was very strange, wandering there in the woods of Cape Breton.  I had just finished 10th-grade.  My folks and I were … More

And Counting

Another summing up from the lectern,that all told coming, maybe the biggestword problem we’ll ever solve.Who said they’d never need … More

Christmas Spirit

It’s the week before Christmas. I’m in a store at Ala Moana Shopping Center, that conglomeration of places that speak … More

Memento (HS 119)

To every woman I’ve wanted to sayI love youI love you. For every woman I’ve wanted to kissand didn’tthis is … More

The Book Ends (HS 118)

When elderly former lovers meet unexpectedly,do both know that whatever they felt for each otheris gone, neither feeling the same … More

Beach Gathering Impressions

Where there was nothing, a blank canvas,then there was something, gatherings,celebrations of life continuinginto the twilight, with laughter, singing,and the … More

20-20 Foresight (HS 117)

It’s the New Year, the happiestof them all so far.  Each one happierthan the last. Still, Sixty-five years running aroundthe sun … More