Spring, Madison, Wisconsin, 2022

It’s another spring coming that I won’t be back in Madison,go there to write, my personal writing workshop, a retreat,where … More

Practical Jokes that Actually Work

You knew I loved practical jokes when we met,you even said then you really adored them.So I tried my best … More

When it’s time for me to pretend I’ve grown old,I’ve decided the most important thingI’ll need to be able to … More

He comes in out of the rain, slides off his lion’s head, grabs a beer, and leans back against the … More

It is here now for a minute, that finger-drawn faceon the steamed glass is yours, ars brevis,fading as the warmth … More

With her tousled white hair and shredded clothes, the elderly Japanese woman appears to be someone living on the street. … More

When she had lost her job due to downsizing because of the pandemic, Michi imagined it was the end for … More

Over the course of the pandemic, Carl had lost both his mother and his father. He’d donated most of their … More

I’m happy to say that Episode 4 of my second David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on the … More

I think it safe to say, upon cool reflection now, long after the crimes we committed in our youth, that … More

We’re off now, I guess, with your leaving here,since I’m pretty sure that ends whatever this was.O‘ahu is too small … More

I always think it’s a dream, you know, that whole today is ending now,the clock ticking me up to midnight … More

Each year of my life, from the very first timeI was conscious of believing it might be this way,I was … More

Well this is easy, I think,reading the simple instructionson the small piece of paper inside the plastic bag.But it’s not … More

This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be … More