Every second on the clock I learnA second’s more something.Even asleep dreams tickTheir teachings to me,Reassembling information accruedThrough years, mixing … More
Category: Writer Monday
The Writer Writes
I was sitting at a table outside Macy’s when the elderly Japanese woman bumped into my table. She was carrying a … More
Live
This new year begins with dreamsShopping and love and judging a speech tournamentWith friends who live on the East CoastOne … More
A Child’s Christmas in Hawai’i
Say, 65 years ago this morningI would have been awakemuch earlier than sunrise,earlier than that time when wormsbegin to quiver … More
Making Believe
Earlier this year, I found out she’d passed away after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. That’s a hell of a … More
A Good Life
I met a local woman yesterdaywho had moved with her husbandfrom Hawai‘i to Californiato find a better life. Her husband … More
Free Lunch
By the time I saw Dylan in English class, his cheek was little bit red and swollen. Again. I pretty sure … More
The Muse Knocks Again
She aids my writing in many waysJust soI’m raking up some leavesWhen my neighbor’s black catBig BoyTears across my pathWitness … More
No Such Thing as Even Days
Every slice of frozen timeHeld up to the examining lightHold your place in itWith a wrinkling index fingerAnd crooked bonedWhile … More
The Muse Knocks
While raking the yardI wonder what I mightWrite about today My neighbor’s black catBig BoyTears across my path And I … More
Toward a Better End
He rarely restedHardly treadedSwam forwardPushing throughA thickening waterWearing out his arms and legsWeaving through uneven lanesCurve and swerveInching aheadTo touch … More
Immortal
This is good; I want to be alone. I’m amazed I’m the only one here. You’d think the place would be swarming … More
34: Loose Ends
By the time he collapsed at his desk, Chan wished he’d gone back to Kelso’ for a nap instead. He found … More
29: Wilbur Apana
Immediately upon arriving back at the station, Chan and Kelso knocked on their boss’s door. Captain Delbert Kauhane could see that … More
26: Harvey Wong and David Han
Obtaining a search warrant, Chan and Kelso went to examine David Han’s Pacific Heights Place home. After knocking several times to … More
20: Role Models
When Kelso called the house, Chan was sitting out on the lānai, watching Honolulu grow by the minute. “You … More
15: Is the Gang All Here?
This time when I come to my head feels okay. Maybe a bit of an ache, but nothing major. I open my … More
11: Abnormal Psychology
Before heading to the coroner’s office, Chan stopped by a phone booth to look at the directory. He dialed up the … More
Our Crossing Time
Each different and the sameTwo part of a whole, same fabricHistory woven, stitch and seam each of the otherAs read, … More
2: The News
It felt like an earthquake had hit. “David, David, wake up.” Chan opened his eyes. “What is it? What happened?” … More
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