Transformed to Tiklings tinikling

Now that we’re old enough at eight, I supposeWe learn the Filipino dance called TiniklingOur school is far ahead on … More

Like magic everything that was is not

Those vicious helpings with snapping jawsChunks second and third of local host preyChoked down in meals only filling thoseStuff fast … More

No more energy to fire as age can’t musterConscious any pin could mean a poppingLost all rabid zest to carry … More

Do I go left or right hereThe way I drive places MostlyI don’t know street names anymoreThey could have no … More

I see the clouds come floating inFrom the northwest this morning The weather forecast is for showersThis afternoon and strengthening … More

So, Chris, I’ve been thinking about the story you told me yesterday. I hope das good news. Oh, of course … More

“So, me and Hector was eating at Charles Wong’s Ice Cream and Saimin Shop.” That’s Hector and I. And it’s were … More

It’s a big family reunion party, and I’ve not seen a lot of my relatives since I was a kid. The crowd … More

The city prosecutor, Paul Tanabe, picks up one of the germinated seedlings, a couple little leaves breaking through the soil … More

The phone rings. It’s a live number. I inhale and hold my breath. It’s been many years, so I can’t say for … More

They call that the halo effect. What? What I was just saying. It’s the idea that if you form a positive opinion of … More

Oh, said Mr. Souza, as he closed the bathroom door. Please do remember to lower the seat. The women who … More

When one door slams shut . . .So where’s that other door to open upon possibilities?And there’s no window to … More

I make sure to toss spilled salt over my shoulderBut I never can remember if it’s supposed to be the … More

The last time I heard Hawaiian music in WaikīkīIt was a quiet night at Blue Note before the pandemic struck … More

I sit watching a school of tiny blue fishZip lively in and out along the wharfImagine jumping in to join … More

There are angels among us alwaysEvery moment may be a revelationLife is a series of miracles all our daysThere are … More

My night had passed me moving as slow painDressed all in my rose Sunday best I left up the empty … More

That former love’s words recalled moreIn bits and pieces like lyricsOf a song recalled less and lessHer face shimmers further … More

That’s the way love goes sometimesA real rollercoasterHighs to lows to loop the loopsThen all flattening out at the end … More