I jolt awake in the dark.Well, it would be dark except my computer,as have I, has come out of sleep … More
Category: Animals
Short Short Stories
1. Death Wish Rendered unconscious by a fall in the bathtub, a president of Russia drowned. * * * 2. … More
Guardians
Ala Moana Shopping Center is anchored, much like Sears and Liberty House used to do, replaced now by Nordstrom and … More
Pretty Bird
I don’t see them displayed in tiny cages at restaurants and stores anymore, the way I remember them, confined and … More
Fair Game
The hole in the snowbank was deep, and as I peered into it, I imagined I was looking at some … More
Undulate
You are reminded every time you see it, it’s there, not here, that it’s not you, you are you, the … More
Space Cowboys
You don’t need any money to explore space.In fact, according to a story I read,a cow jumped over the moon, … More
Sloth
I would say or do anything to get out of this situation. Hey, I see clothes fluttering on the line … More
Hunting for a Subject
I was sitting at the Tahitian Lānai piano barwith the actual Surgeon General of the United States,on vacation here in … More
The Stuff of Dreams
The first time I traveled there, a lengthy journeyall the way from Hawai‘i, I was alreadyan old man, had long … More
The Cryptid Tale
Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at O‘ahu University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More
Target
He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park. They would draw back the bowstring, close their eyes, … More
A Marriage of Two Minds
“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More
To Save a Life
Kwan woke to her neighbor’s rooster crowing. It was a welcome new sound these days for her. Other neighbors hated, she knew, … More
My dog howls at the moon
Is it because he wants to have the moon here with him?Does he want to eat itfor all he knows … More
Miss Bianca
“Let’s go to Auntie Ruthie’s house.” “By bus?” “No, let’s walk.” “Walk! But it’s so far.” “No it’s not far.” “Yes … More
Turtle Logic
It was the coldest winter on record in Wisconsin. David was glad to be back home in Hawai‘i for winter break. Grad … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 6, Like Riding a Bike
One October when I was living in Madison, I agreed to housesit for some friends who were headed out of … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 4, Accidents Will Happen
Man, I really hate this. So now I’m going to have the same problem. I want to write about my third year … More