Above the Water Below Us (HS 148)

The water is full of ghosts and him. In the water. There.A child’s eyes staring back at you. Right there. Pointing,I follow my … More

And If You Ever Saw It

We are near the top of the world, Finnmark, Norway, and I’m in a van on the way to do … More

Revised 12.12.23 The people working inside here look hardly savageEven though a paler woman sitting sunning outside said they wereSaid so … More

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to wipe the slate clean,tabula rasa, my mind a blank, history erased, wake up tomorrow knowing nothingbut … More

She says, Surely you’re kidding me about Waikīkī.I say, Oh, yes, — no offense — of course . . . … More

In the early morning, when she’s done, she’ll sleep, dreamless,her hard work over, pleasing many, her best shots,giving everything at … More

Each time we meet, we roam the hills of imagination,plucking up little plots, new twists and turnsleading only to a … More

It’s amazing to imagine that at one time Hawaiʻi had to be sold,a barely known collection of merely faraway map … More

He could see the sun just breaking the horizon, a tiny sliver of light, but it was still dark. He’d been … More

I’m standing at the edge of the Sahara Desert,looking out upon sand and sand and sand as far as I … More

These things. I thought I’d wear them only when I died.I’ve never been accused of being a social butterfly,have long … More

“The children,” she said, trying to lift her hand, but only able to look their way, nod her head toward … More

I have this faint hope, to ask, as I self-isolatehere on the mountainside below Puʻu ʻŌhiʻa– the place that foreigners … More

With you, every day is lemon meringue day,that balance of sweet and sour on my tongue,huge fruit grown on your … More

With all the African Tulip trees in bloom, the hillside looked like a huge, undulating birthday cake. “Beautiful,” she said. “Just … More

Love, must I not have a word with you, just for laughs,see the rain, how clearly the sky bleeds for … More

Not to look at it ever again,not to see that way anymore,I hide myself from me, from usand from that … More

Every one of us saw him as an ignorant ass,and the beer was cold, and the oaths flowed,and maybe we … More

I said, You’re so appealing,you set my mind reeling,lady I got a powerful feelingI’m about to fall hard. I could … More

The wind moaned all through the night, groaned so,making love for hours to the trees surrounding me,the two swaying together … More