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

My visitor doesn’t knock on the door in the bright sunshine of midday.  I’ve never actually seen him or met him … More

Each time I fall off the ladderit’s my life almost downso I try to be carefulwhen you climbdo you not … More

It’s getting colder out hereIs why you never buyA cheap winter coatNot in WisconsinWhen you have to waitOutside the zooIn … More

Carnival time, Magic Island, 50th-StateFair 1967, the year of hard words, attackingcandy, for the dead enough to suck on, those … More

He’s carrying what looks like at least a gallon bottle.  I see the label.  Crown Royal. “I brought you a nice bottle,” … More

I spotted a man who had once loveddogs, loved lighting up the hibachi,barbecuing burgers and steaks, who oncechallenged his son, … More

My dream, sellingall my books to pay rentin Wisconsin, after the M.A.,how I bought mostof the same againstudying for the … More

“All the old ones closing down,” Grandpa says, reading paper, talking about Branches Restaurant down Mōiʻiliʻili. “Ah,”I tell um, “I … More