Closing Time at the Kaka‘ako Café

Even though the café was a small one, between cooking and running the front by herself, Asako was having a … More

To Move On

All those times you’d been togethernot holding onto you, sticking with you,how after all this can laughter heal you, evercome … More

You know, my fate’s really always come down to you.It’s been that way since 1982.I’ve counted the years nearly every … More

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

When she hugged you the last time, the wind whispered, traitor. You feed my sleep often with dreams of yesterday … More

Is it because he wants to have the moon here with him?Does he want to eat itfor all he knows … More

pretend you knew where you were goingand now you’ve run into usso follow along the silent spaces we speak in … More

This is for the man in Wuhansitting by the roadside in the shade of the overpassdirty white undershirt and mussed … More

She was having a hard time going to sleep, maybe fear of the dark and all those kinds of trauma … More

Sometimes I think I’ve becomethat man it’s said will never understand the boyeven though he has been that boybecause he’s … More

The more I drinkthe higher the cigarette butts pile up in the ashtraythe more I think . . . That … More

We’d all grown up together from small-kid time, most from age three or four, so far survived school, work, bad … More

I stare into a mirror sometimeswhere we bathed in a fiery lakebaby seen over my shoulder those gray eyesI can’t … More

He stepped out into a sunless day. He wondered where it had gone. Oh no. Could this be that end of the world … More

Friday nights we smoke dopedrink Strawberry Hilland I give Steve driving lessons Every time we pass by her houseSteve stops … More

so if you can’t say every single wordthen try at least a word or tworemarking maybe howtwo neutron stars will … More

David whispered, “Lanning, go back down the driveway.” “What is it?” “Just go, get to a safe distance. Rodney, you cover … More

We went down and sat in the hotel lobby. David and Mr. Kim discussed three things: what might have been the object … More

“What’s he done? Lady, that is what David Chan will get out of the guy who just plugged your hubby. Either he … More

Mrs. Robertson added, “We go to Europe frequently for Lambert’s business, but we manage to vacation a good deal.” “Yes, … More