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