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When elderly former lovers meet unexpectedly,do both know that whatever they felt for each otheris gone, neither feeling the same … More

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It’s the New Year, the happiestof them all so far.  Each one happierthan the last. Still, Sixty-five years running aroundthe sun … More

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For Halloween, the boys from Siu Lum Pai decided to meet up in Waikīkī around 7:00 p.m. at the Moana … More

I am sitting at Honomū Beach Park, listening to myself singa duet I know so well in my head with a … More

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On the Wolf River in Wisconsin, 1976, 114 degrees,a hot but calm me, floating downstream on a fat black inner-tube,loving … More

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David Chan was heavily sedated, but something stirring brought him back to consciousness.  Dazed and struggling to focus, he managed to … More

I’m eating dinner in Liliha Pizza hut last night.  A guy, younger, comes in.  I call out to him.  I haven’t seen him … More

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Johnny Carson, television talk-show host and stand-up comedian, famously was often caught sneaking drags of a cigarette after coming back … More