2019 in Wuhan

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

Strong Women

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

I said, “David, what if she was bringing him some kind of sacrifice?” “How so?” “Well, maybe the man she … More

I gave you everythingI want it backall of itright noweven all these years laterunlessyou don’t have it anymoreall tossed long … More

Lieutenant Chan had asked me to come down to the station so we could talk further about my housesitting for … More

We stepped into a living room decorated in rattan and lots of flower prints. There was another tall, fit Haole sitting … More

I was sitting by the phone at 8:30, just in case the greedy bastard was anxious to get his $1000. But … More

I’ve decided I’m old enough to saythat time does not heal all wounds.I know this because I’ve experiencedthe kind ofgriefthat … More

Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More