Mr. Fujimoto wheeled his gray trash bin to the curb and dropped it at the edge. Pausing, he looked down … More
Month: February 2022
Sugar or Salt?
We sat opposite each other, each stirring coffee in thick white cups, trying to cool it off. “Cream,” I said. “Cream … More
Dear Chris,
Thank you for your note letting me know you’d received the notice I sent. It’s been a long time since we … More
The Honesty Policy
Albert could hear him stop on the other side of the door. He sounded like an asthmatic, as if the exertion … More
Short Short Stories
1. Death Wish Rendered unconscious by a fall in the bathtub, a president of Russia drowned. * * * 2. … More
That Long, Slowing Slide Home
If I thought I could do it faster, I’d be setting myself up for heartbreak. But at my age everything starts … More
Each Journey a First
The idea is knowing I can go somewhere, and I amcreating the first pattern of steps no one has ever … More
The Door Is Open
Alice was down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor when the doorbell rang. The kitchen floor always took a … More
When Again?
The clock above his computer was a big one. Its tick, tick, tick could be ignored some nights, but not … More
This Was the Way
I left you there for just a moment, at the forest’s edge, before we began our journey. When I returned … More
The Thing in the Window
The icy wind swirled and cut at them like a knife that could slice a tomato paper-thin. Stars shown above as … More
All Those Miles
“Put ‘er there, pal,” he says, sounding as though he’s stepped out of an O. Henry story. I put my … More
Episode 10 of my second Hawaiʻi-based crime story now available on Kindle Vella
Episode 10 of my second Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on Kindle Vella.
The Bibliophile
From the time he began college, he kept every single book he bought for every course he took. His library … More
On Leaving
As porous as air, sliced Thin, I fall between See you way over there perhaps, or Not, maybe hear your … More
The Packrat
People wonder how I became a professor. It matters little to them that I’ve published a dozen important books and … More
All That Glitters
He’d collected coins from the time his father thought he was ready to understand the hobby. “You see, David,” said … More
Guardians
Ala Moana Shopping Center is anchored, much like Sears and Liberty House used to do, replaced now by Nordstrom and … More
A Pressing Need
If you hadn’t heard, I’m sure you could guess that living in Hawai’i is expensive. Many people have two jobs, some … More
One Day It Came to Him
Chris is meeting this grandmother and grandfather, Al and Sarah, for the first time. This is also the first time he’s … More