And Here We Are

If one step forwardWere one step back insteadIn space and timeOne day we would be young againAnd we would meet … More

6: Elaine, Kathy, and David Han

When Chan arrived home, he was greeted by the aroma of corned beef hash. “Hey, Pop, I’ve got dinner on,” … More

Each different and the sameTwo part of a whole, same fabricHistory woven, stitch and seam each of the otherAs read, … More

Chan and Gi Yu walked around the fire truck and ran smack into Captain George Freitas. “Whoa, Ma’am, hold it … More

From the time he was able to speak, Harry Wong said he wanted to be a fireman. His parents bought him … More

Arms open wideWrap me up tightFor a bright springAnd melt into mellow summer Where love’s the dream aliveFor me like lifeWarm hours … More

To fall in love with the first manIn your young life, you meetProtected from the world, you wereAbandoned on a … More

The wind moans all night through, groans soLove made for hours with surrounding treesSwaying together far past the point of … More

Like all of the other gawkers, Chan sat on the low stone wall across Pi‘ikoi watching the Pacific Insurance building … More

It felt like an earthquake had hit. “David, David, wake up.” Chan opened his eyes. “What is it? What happened?” … More

I come to feeling like someone’s split my head open, like a coconut, with a dull machete. The woman bending … More

The biggest bag of popcorn availableFathomless fancy for itCollege football season has begunPass, run, and kick into my heartPopcorn all … More

In graduate school, my social life consists almost exclusively of visits to my two best friends, Mel and his wife, … More

Life split all about with many inklingsZig a beloved bright youth onwardYears removed sausage segmentsSliced away blade cuts one by … More

A tableau of still spaceFloat outside of hoursI pet my dog and my catTherapeutic virtuesThe hushed three of usSoothing purring … More

It’s strange what making an entrance demandsWhen you can’t quite fit like a cookie cutBend at angles too odd for … More

I wait a long timeBut it’s only quietFor a last wordA stone carvingKneeling silenceRust in the rainNo heart creaks joyThe … More

The Ring doorbell, with its announcement that “someone is at the door,” always sets Doris off. She’s a good watchdog. I’m very … More