The Lion, the Witch, and the Broomstick

He comes in out of the rain, slides off his lion’s head, grabs a beer, and leans back against the … More

We Killed

I think it safe to say, upon cool reflection now, long after the crimes we committed in our youth, that … More

We’re off now, I guess, with your leaving here,since I’m pretty sure that ends whatever this was.O‘ahu is too small … More

It’s all the deep end when you take the plunge.No shallow end exists, as you well know.It’s like one of … More

We come back day after daySearching for someone to holdWhen others walk away in loveWill we be here passing our … More

Reflecting on you and the lake ice, I watched how it broke upin wintertime, huge blocks working against each otheras … More

So I blew the first one, made a bad decision.Not a rookie mistake; newbies don’t choke so hard.We were getting … More

So we begin with sunny skies, a cartoon-like rainbow,scattered puffy clouds, the cotton ball kind,with all the flora and fauna … More

Rising, late in the day, the hours so strange these days, it’s time to take off the coat of sleep … More

Okay, the next time I’ll have taken lessons,boned up lots on all your bout rules.Only the French could explain whythe … More

Always a favorite of minethat last meal with youwriting about it repeatedlyhow we dined at McDonald’sFilet-o-Fish and friesthe grandest of … More

[pluck] She loves me.[pluck] She loves me not.[pluck] She . . . loves . . . me.[pluck] WTF? This thing … More

Okay, I see the title of this one is Air Force Research Laboratory, Aero-Effects Laboratory optical metrology system and performance. … More

Always my favorite, reliving this, under the Golden Arches, every single Filet-o-Fish, no, really, if you could have been here … More

The feelings were hard, no matter what you said. Maybe not on your side, but they were on mine. What … More

My brain has always been a foggy swirl of what-ifs.Every day, really. Choices. Of great consequence or small.Do I ask her … More

Steve shows me how to hold the smoke in.At 16 I’m already a veteran cigarette smoker,so that’s not the problem.Twenty … More

You will remember her all the days of your life,perhaps think about her accidentally,hearing a similar voice, seeing a similar … More

Can you picture the moment of your conception?I like to think that it was one involving great passion,rather than an … More

That first night without her was the longest one of your life. Those were the days you’d practice drinking gunslinger … More