Rising Star

Christopher Kalama was gifted. A Mozart, some people said. At three, he picked up his father’s ‘ukulele. It looked like … More

Love Lost

The last act of taut bodiesLearning only love’s strain Some miscomprehensionIn the dark aftermath They count starsTwinkling indifference From a … More

On Wisconsin

Once upon a time, there was a little girl from the west side of Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders. … More

With a Click

U won’t believe this. What u mean? I’m in Starbucks Ala Moana across food court by Macy’s. Brawl going on … More

It Had To Be True

It’s the small talk in the night. Lying side by side. Whispering back and forth about what’s passed or what’s … More

Bed Bugs Bite

“Okay, honey, you’re all tucked in now, snug as a bug in a rug.” The little girl laughed. “I’m, not … More

Those Unheard

Two students in the back were whispering to each other. What are they saying to each other? he wondered.  He … More

To Reconnect

As the song goes, “They say that Maui nō ka ‘oi, and I agree.” Once upon a time, when he … More

What’s in a Name?

         His parents had met at an estate auction, and it had been love at first sight. Both were passionate antique … More

Who’s There?

The alarm went off. “Bella, what time is it?” “The time is 5:00 a.m., Delmar. You set your your alarm … More

A Relationship

They seemed to clash a lot nowadays. Should I go or should I stay, he wondered, like a chorus playing … More

Not the One

“I wish you would try to see it from my side, baby.” See it from his side. I have absolutely … More

A Portrait of the Norwegian Historian as an Old Man

His ancestors were not just marauding, blood-thirsty, war-mongering, pillaging, rapists, and slave traders. Vikings were extraordinary explorers, experts at navigation, … More

Looking for Love

In love for all his life with every poet’s idea of love, he always wandered around in some kind of … More

The Tab

“Well do you or don’t you?” she asked He drummed his fingers on the table but said nothing. Staring out … More

Books Write You Write Books

You think of your life as a library.  It’s a big one, maybe not the size of the warehouse in Raiders … More

What Counts

Do you know what’s easy to count? he thought. The number of people whose deaths were Covid-related.  Well, plus a few … More

The Psychic

I woke up this morning – for which I’m always thankful nowadays – to find that everyone who knows him … More

Opening Wounds

One of the deals with the Lutheran Church was that after you slogged your way through Catechism and Confirmation, you … More

Another Challenge

       This happened a long time ago when I was young and stupid.  Maybe eight at the time, I was part of … More