“Excuse me, sir, but you can’t stop here. Please keep walking.” She’s pleasant enough, but I sense a sinister undertone, … More
Category: Race
Safari
Even though a paler woman sitting sunning outside said they wereSaid so to the other two paler woman, all natives tooBut … More
Unlikeness
Pick up the white sheetA song composed upon itHold it up to eye levelThe paper’s edge facing youA threat to … More
“You Are Beautiful”
More than 60 years removed now, so long ago,you are mostly ghosts now, but you were thengood news, big headlines … More
That’s What’s That
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the movie version of Flower Drum Song.32 years later, a second Hollywood movie, The … More
Race
In Hawai‘i, my Korean half dominates my look, so I blendin with the majority, no one can even tell I’m … More
The Last Unopened Letter
I grew up calling the neighboring islands of our state that weren’t O‘ahu the “outside” islands, and that big continent … More
Strong Women
She was having a hard time going to sleep, maybe fear of the dark and all those kinds of trauma … More
London/Derry
Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More
