The sea rises and falls helpless under the moon waves roll on their cover – in sunlight birds dove and … More
Category: Swimming
The Pool of Desire
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
The Backstroke
My specialty was the backstroke,that perhaps because I associated it least with drowning,my head above water the entire time.I would … More
The Taking of Medicine
Dave’s here from Wisconsin, and we’re swimming at Ala Moana Beach,despite the posted bright orange jellyfish warning signs.I’ve assured him … More
The Swimming Lesson
When Art Kamaka was three years old, his father had drowned, along with two friends, while fishing in the Kaiwi … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 9, Doing Swimmingly
It was time, my parents decided, for me to learn how not to drown. We live in Hawai‘i, so we’re surrounded … More
