You wish the shave icewould cool you more, chill you to the core,maybe with the help of the shadefrom these … More

As she stoops to wash her dishesin the still water, the widow tries to pictureher husband, an arranged marriage to … More

There is a child, I recognize it,climbing from the water to the bankon the other side. It turns to look … More

The heat and humidity slammed me as I exited the gate.  Honolulu weather, so bad these past few months, persisted.  I’d … More

I can bust my ass, forever mowing,weeding, trimming trees, pulling vines,and all that’s left is an eye-blink of a cleared … More

Today’s word is pain Use it any way you want, in any kind or writing, and then post it and … More

Miss her kisslose half of youget fractioned downone halved from two  Cut to halfof what you werea stupid errorcost all of … More

Got a funny feeling, maybe you know too.Not laughing though. No more funny.The clock. Time fractioning up on me,hours long gone, … More

Perhaps, thankfully, because it’s so rare,it can suck the wind out of you,as if some big-ass monsterhas sucker-punched you so … More

My grandmother, her mother,used to tell me to chew each biteof my food 32 times. That’s a lot of times, … More

If I could have awakened this morning,my wish for the world around me coming true,I would have jumped out of … More

We were running together on that familiar fieldof always perfectly kept green grass, flying a kitehe had made for me, showing me howto cut and glue the frame, … More

I would be lying if I saidI have no family stories.All families do, and some of mineare definitely the stuff … More

I came across a last name that startled me: Stalker John Stalker, 50 years ago, wasmy World History professor,John Stalker, … More

Her name again?  Ay.  She said,This cloud looks like an elephantstanding on one foot pondering, that one a bear combing its hair. I … More

A former student of mine who now lives in Hollywood has been involved in the production of the latest Wayan … More

In the early dark, I can still smell the fire,water, if water has a smell,that remnant steamy scent.I never cared … More

Ah well, the day is young,so I take a walkalong this well-beaten path,my typical pondering stroll,scanning the environs for ideas … More

Who says you can’t learnanything from video games? I got video game anointedin the very beginningof the swirling video game … More

            My ability to get my required work done still sucked pretty hard because of my idiotic break-up, thoughts of that … More