Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Grandson

Byung Yu fidgeted with his cigarette holder. To call his father, why worry so much? Certainly not a child anymore, … More

A Sound Poem

Bob claims a sound poem engages all five senses.You see it, hear it, touch it, smell it, taste it.Picture a … More

Beyond Pain

Someone I loved, I heard the other day,a woman I’d known in my Madison years,had battled Parkinson’s for ten long … More

How The One Defeats The Other

It’s the best kind because it’s TV advice.The Other seeks something of valueand kills, using his martial arts expertise,everyone standing … More

The Father’s Son

Lieutenant David Chan, off-duty now and having narrowly escaped being killed just a few hours earlier, sat sipping Jack Daniel’s … More

geography of days

now we found us at the shorelook back but can’t turnsubject of our footprintsfood for some godwade in and breaststrokememories … More

The End of an Era

Byung Yu picked up the receiver.  “Yeoboseyo?”       “It’s done,” came the voice from the other end.       Expecting it to be his … More

The Movies

I remember the theater, the old movies festival, the music, and you, the smell of popcorn filling the lobby, that … More

Pyramids in Oceans

When it’s going good, it’s like building a pyramid,hauling blocks and hoisting them in place,fitting each neatly into my construction,each … More

The Last Gasp

In terms of activity level for all the piers in Honolulu Harbor, Pier 31 was a dead one. No local … More

I’m Bored

Life for them, they think, is as dull as a ship drifting in the doldrums,and they say so, some young … More

B-Movie

Girl meets Boy.Boy is blind.Girl joins another Girl in bank robbery for money to finance corneal transplants.Girl is caught and … More

The Son Rises

“And why now this time?” asked Kang Yu. “It just is time, father. The business thrives now like it never … More

Glasses, November 24, 2021

We didn’t pass, I thought, when I was what, getting new glasses,so I didn’t see you, pretty sure, out the … More

How To Kill Superman

“Yes, of course,” said Byung Yu. “If – I mean when you kill David Chan, you will have killed Honolulu’s … More

No Toying Around with This Unhappy Meal

Right outside my window I watch them ripple,the woven snares, feather tapestries billowing lighton intermittent breezes turning art into performance. … More

Like Father, Like Son

His son, David Jr., still lived at home. This was good. He was finishing up his English major at UH … More

All Our Summers Find One Winter’s End

The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our … More

The Innocent

It had become dangerous for the universities to remain open. Still, I begged my parents to let me attend. In … More

Wellspring

In every family there is one central soul,the energetic heart that pumps life blood to all,the bond of it all … More