Walk This Way

She said that the way I walked was funny. I asked why, so she demonstrated. She swung her shoulders and … More

Episode #7 of My Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story

I’m happy to say that the 7th episode of my Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on Amazon Kindle’s new … More

Anytime you have the chance to see a blue blossom, be thankful for it, maybe bless it. Blue is the … More

Garfield likes lasagna like I like lasagna, and while I can’t finish a full tray in one gulp, I can … More

Among other jobs, my dad sold insurance. Salesman that he was, he would go anywhere necessary to visit clients, and … More

It would be twelve more years before my father quit smoking. While he was no longer at his college fighting weight, … More

We are walking the area called Blue Moundsjust outside of Madison, on a sunny summer day.It’s another picnic, she loves … More

Today was a good walking day, 3.9 miles on my hill, harder going up, much easier coming down. Some days … More

Sheryl brought him to our party, Vern, a guy she’d met in her Psych class. We were playing Telegraph or … More

I was trimming the mango tree that afternoon, a long time ago now. My soul is sick without you, and … More

I replaced a faucet set on one of my sinks, the old one having ceased to function. I don’t know … More

If it’s Saturday night, you can always find me at my favorite bar. The Watering Hole has been here on Hotel … More

Begin with beer. Talk loud over the noise. Try the soup. Talk about work. Eat a burger. Talk about family. … More

The band, two guys on guitar, and the female singer, played four nights a week, and I came to hear … More

For the life of me I couldn’t find my way back to my room, each minute another turned page in … More

I’m happy to say that the 6th installment of my Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on the Amazon Kindle’s … More

You cover the hole in your throat with your finger to tell me the story, the odd scratchy vibrato striking … More

That was a long time ago and I’d never known about it. None of our mutual friends had mentioned it … More

He wasn’t the type who’d say, This is my old lady. He introduced my mom by her nickname only, never … More

You are reminded every time you see it, it’s there, not here, that it’s not you, you are you, the … More