High Stakes

Ed had been in a bad auto accident. More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More

I think I know who’s up there

I have suspicions about the last ghost in my housewho does not haunt me, but might have done the washand … More

Please, love, please let’s not argue all night long about this silly little thing. I agree, yes indeed, we should … More

What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to … More

They entered West Towne Mall and Mrs. Goodman gave great thanks for the warmth. It was officially the coldest winter … More

“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More

In 1973, on the heels of him rocketing into the big name star echelon, Neil Young came to Hilo Town … More

The phone rang, distracting her. She was thinking about her husband, Harry. She looked over at the clock: 9:45. He was coming home later … More

It amazed him how long, after a tree died, was even completely rotted through like this one appeared to be, … More

All those times you’d been togethernot holding onto you, sticking with you,how after all this can laughter heal you, evercome … More

You know, my fate’s really always come down to you.It’s been that way since 1982.I’ve counted the years nearly every … More

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

When she hugged you the last time, the wind whispered, traitor. You feed my sleep often with dreams of yesterday … More

I stare into a mirror sometimeswhere we bathed in a fiery lakebaby seen over my shoulder those gray eyesI can’t … More

Friday nights we smoke dopedrink Strawberry Hilland I give Steve driving lessons Every time we pass by her houseSteve stops … More

so if you can’t say every single wordthen try at least a word or tworemarking maybe howtwo neutron stars will … More

I gave you everythingI want it backall of itright noweven all these years laterunlessyou don’t have it anymoreall tossed long … More

I had a feeling I was not talking to the most public-minded citizen, but I tried that tack first. “Instead … More

dance of souls swayhot ear to warm cheekbaffled sound of heartsrunning throughso small the body spacerclosing of emptiness betweenflesh and … More

I saw you just now at Safewayan angel working the register on Christmas day. Every time, like Laurence SterneI admire … More