When I was growing up, every neighborhood had someone like Mrs. Matayoshi. If there were someone living near you who had … More
Category: Death
Elephant Santa
My neighbor has an elephant dressed like Santa up on his roof. Every night when it gets dark, he plugs it … More
No Fall at Kōke‘e
It was that booming sound of rage, so thrillingto witness the angry sloshup of hydrologic forces,brimming froth and foam and … More
Old Dance Record
This is the way it should be for everyone who passesswing us back, some yearning mote of feather dust floatsin … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 12, Fear and Loathing
I understand that scholars on the subject now generally can neither agree nor disagree whether Martin Luther, ordered to recant … More
The Wrong Place (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 12)
Recovering himself, Chan said. “We found heroin in Cal’s locker at Siu Lum Pai. He stole it from one of the Mexicans … More
Timing (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 6)
Back at his desk, Chan took a look at the files of some other open cases. The one that concerned him … More
One Son Lost (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 4)
“How is he?” Chan asked Dr. Oh. “He’s stable. In and out of consciousness. He should be fine, though the … More
The Work
The plaque says 1909, I read as I leanupon this venerable stone wall, and can seesomeone laid these stones, fit … More
