It began one Saturday morning when his mother had been drinking coffee and reading the paper at the breakfast table. … More
Category: Writer Monday
Circus
As a child he’d attended the circus once, and once only.His parents, he imagined, must have seen it as a … More
Resolution
They were both art majors, both painters, a heavenly Art Department matchwho bought a home on ‘Ālewa Heights, and sectioned … More
Divination
His parents had raised him to be politically progressive.But over time, as their candidates lost again and again,his parents enthusiasm … More
Let’s play pretend, I say
They give me an odd look. Well okay then, I seemy knee in her back –the small of it, looks … More
Tourists Everywhere
This industry — I see it in my travels, the flood of tourists and their money,spreading out and sprawling shades, … More
Latte Days
She sells coffee as a living at 22 young years,this whip-smart barista with the green hairtoday, red hair yesterday, and … More
Anesthesia
“Mister Lee, are you awake?” The thick, long blue curtains are pulled back, and light slips into the tiny room. … More
The Ending’s Beginning
This is the end of it, I think, standing stiff after 7 hours in the air,the snaking line of terminal … More
Traditional Change
It’s billed as A Match Made in Heaven, a revered traditional Korean love storycarried down from a bygone age to … More
War Story
On Jeju Island we travel rough backroads on our small bus,bumping along narrowly through perfectly planted fields,row on row of … More
How Everything Fades
In the evening as the sun slips down in the horizon line,I see myself glimmering in the airport window glass,a … More
Old Acquaintance
You surprise me, knocking on my door after 15 years,but I recognize that face behind the mask instantly.The last time … More
Blood
Are you a friends and family, or a family and friends type of person? Whenever I say it or write … More
Death Certificates
Kahi felt like an idiot. He’d seen this so many times on TV, read about it in stories. If you … More
Madison WI
I’ll be back next March 2023, aftera three-year hiatus has cost me time. It’s become a kindly drug that worksto … More
State Your Name and Your Business Here
I’m not used to such formality, and there’s the additional layerof being ordered to do this by a man wearing … More
All Those Miles
Taking hits between rehearsing scenes of Oliver!Smoking all the time during dances and concertsDriving home smashed Saturday nights from Wai‘alae Drive-InDrunk … More
A Hallmark Moment
My friend calls to tell me a co-worker,rushed to Queen’s Hospital the night before,had undergone an emergency quadruple-bypass. The others … More
Stay Away
I recall the manapua,my favorite steamed char siu buns,half-moons and pork hash.The box half full or half empty? When that … More