Under the Golden Arches

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

Well Inked, Ink Well

[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

For the sake of this loved onewe know it must be done,all we singlular fossils of the future,all of us … More

I’m watching TV and I hear the word “enigma.”I have no idea what that means.My dog asks, “Why the puzzled … More

That was not what I heard, not what I heard, the force of wind, not the tall trees creaking 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

Kidnapped and blindfolded, I’m dumped in an unknown part of town.Sitting on the asphalt, I remember it’s Christmas Eve and … More

Each time I speak, every utterance, albeit nearly imperceptibly,the voices of my ancestors equally sound on my tongue,treading my thoughtful … More

There once was a bard from Hawai‘iWho penned little poems as a hobbyFrom the time he learned lettersHe got better … More

She tells me she has never been late for an event in her life. I examine my watch. It is … More

2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the movie version of Flower Drum Song.32 years later, a second Hollywood movie, The … More

Bored yesterday, I decided to go back to the beginningof the James Bond film franchise, to Sean Connery,still my favorite, … More

My father and I both love our steak rare.My mother has a hard time watching us eat it.My father jokes … More

When he awoke, he saw that someone had stolen his pants.He knew that someone would come during the nightto break … 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

They are the scalpels into the heart of the storyCatalogers of the tales of life, of death, and beyondSpeakers of … 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