All I Had To Do

I have been dreaming myself into stories again.  These should be some of the quietest journeys I will ever take, … More

The Laundry Line

There is nowhere else to go, all the doors and windows are locked, so I sit here on the stairs, … More

A Morning Ritual

She watched him every morning, very closely, waiting for something.  He would sit slumped in his seat at the table.  … More

Checkout

They entered West Towne Mall and Mrs. Goodman gave great thanks for the warmth.  It was officially the coldest winter … More

Then and Now

I had to go back to the place on Maui where my father and I used to fish.  Coming to … More

No Game Stop

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

This is now

Sometimes I think I’ve becomethat man it’s said will never understand the boyeven though he has been that boybecause he’s … More

A Way with Words

We’d all grown up together from small-kid time, most from age three or four, so far survived school, work, bad … More

that spot there

on a map we scana pinpoint we missangel almost headeddance so finestuck too throughfound unfoundout the other sidelost, no, lost, … More

Cold Comfort

He fortifies himself against the cold journey ahead,this way too frigid life for a Kaua‘i boy,downing one last long sip … More

When Will Rogers Met Donald Trump

Stuck here at home, unable to see my family anymore,lying in bed at night I think, with short, shallow breaths … More

Shanghai Tower

I wouldn’t get caught dead in Dubai, so probably then in the endthe tallest building I’ll ever have visited in … More

Time Lesson 10: Cutting Ties

He had a baby once.He didn’t survive the pregnancy.Neither did it.  Neither did she.A crisis back then.  What to do, … More

Time Lesson 9: How to Cut It

I sliced the back of my neck the other day.Not huge, but not small either. Lots of blood.I was pissed. … More

Time Lesson 7: Stop the Clock

Benevolent Time sat cross-legged on the mantle smiling,saying she’d push it over, her index finger often fakingflicking it, when, to … More

Time: Lesson 6 (Picture It)

It’s a storm brewing a good distance away, hit or pass me questions,perfectness of June moons, the chaos of a … More

Time: Lesson #5 (September Song)

RememberSummerCountryRockDiscoPop78Era / AndRecordsCassettesCDsMP3sWaiterPlease * * * * * Aloha #WriterFriday. Today’s #WritingPrompt is music Use it to inspire a piece … More

Time: Lesson #4

See here, this is her jigsaw puzzle, given to me early on, that from the firstI can remember, I began … More

Time: Lesson #3

I stand at my stove, arms against the dark glass surface, watching the water in a pot.I’m waiting for a … More

Time: Lesson #2

You must be right-handed. I blush, turn my head and give her a sideways glance. Oh no, not that.  I … More