David Chan tiptoed to the front door and peered out the peephole.  Not wanting to turn on the porch light and … More

As I suck wind, my heart poundinglike the clattering of bones on this cold stone floor,weak in the knees, my … More

Lieutenant David Chan sat at his dining room table. The sun was going down.  Since his daughter’s death, he’d been drinking … More

In his previous life, my father ran a long-linefishing business, here in Honolulu,his crew all Korean Nationals he’d sponsoredto come … More

sleep wake sleep wakejet-lag rocks medark light dark lightsearching dreams scattered under silver moon and golden sunwater washed over too, … More

This morning at my hotel on Jeju Island, Ireceived a wake-up call, even though I didn’t request one. It is … More

On this, my first trip to Korea, I thought I’d seenall of my relatives except one. Then yesterday,eating dinner in … More

Mr. Santos could not even bring himself to cook.  The heat made him sick to his stomach.  There was no way he’d … More

The Bamboo Forest in Damyangscrubs four times more CO2 from the airthan a pine forest of the same size.  It is … More

Chan parked his car across the road and proceeded up the concrete walkway to the front entrance.  Homes like this, small … More

My father, a Korean of his generationwould use that opaque yellow pomadeto slick back his black hairTres Flores BrilliantineI can … More

Today’s word is flying Use it in a piece or writing, or to inspire a piece, and then post what … More

Yu Byung-ki was no sentimentalist. He’d grown up cooling and hardening into a block of ice. His grandfather had arrived … More

They laugh and shake their heads, my old acquaintances,call this one too far a stretch of the imagination,a coffee klatch … More

Chan downed the last of the Jack Daniel’s with one swallow.  It would be so good to sleep right now, but … More

On the other side of the International Datelinemy credit card balance is zerothe Astros have just swept the Nationals for … More

after too much rise, too much fall, will we find that way to bring us back, lift us behind the fortress wall, all rolled up … More

Sergeant Victor Yamamoto could have made Lieutenant by now.  He could also have been a happier man, but life hadn’t worked … More

and it came to passthat there was no more pity for the beautifulall their wishes had fallen to dustunfulfilled for … More

Rollie and Benny dashed down the alley and rounded the corner.  Of course Bobby Sniffen, with the momentary roadblock provided by … More