Just the Facts

She brushes his hand with a blood red nail as they both reach for their coffee cupsSits back on the … More

What the child sees

And wraith-like rollsSome marble maybeSmiles at nothing visibleAs far as I can seePlays some internal gameKnown only to herWith the … More

Once upon a time, Mrs. Onigawa was a good neighbor. Everyone thought so. It was a golden age for neighborhoods, a … More

This morning I saw the trailer for a movie coming out shortly. I’m convinced that it will be the most … More

Billie – I’ll call her Billie – sings her soft blues now,not a bark or a howl, but a throaty, … More

Rolling down his window, “Beware,” he said. “There is some beast in there. These old houses. It’s easy for them … More

The trip down is always tricky in the dark. Have you ever had something to do, some minor task, that you … More

The icy wind swirled and cut at them like a knife that could slice a tomato paper-thin. Stars shown above as … More

She wanted a big-screen TV mounted on the wall opposite her bed.“I’m going to watch my soaps,” she said, “and … More

The day— it was night the last time he knew – had gone well. The same routine since he’d retired. … More

He’d heard that phrase all his life, but never thought much about what it might mean. Maybe he might’ve been … More

When he came to, he was in the dark. Calling out and receiving no response, he figured he was there … More

My sister snaps the picture. She’s not a professional photographer, I muse. And she’s using my iPhone. What this occasion … More

pretend you knew where you were goingand now you’ve run into usso follow along the silent spaces we speak in … More

This is the kind of thing we did. Routine kinda stuff. Safe. Usually. I was working a suspicious spouse case myself. Guys cheat on … More

Chan had a witness. It looked to the witness like the victim had been swimming and a woman had saved him … More

I explained to Chan how Eugene Kanai called a few hours ago, said he wanted to tell me something he … More

Well, at least Kama had avoided dealing with cops for the rest of his life. I was the one who lived, … More

I started running when I moved back to Honolulu. Running in Madison was difficult for me because it was always either … More

When I was growing up, every neighborhood had someone like Mrs. Matayoshi. If there were someone living near you who had … More