Do You Remember? (An Old Car)

Listening to Neil YoungI saw your face in the fire.It took me back to Madisonand winter walks in the night.Remember … More

To See What He Had Seen — Part One

            The phone call brought Lieutenant David Chan back from the dead.  At 3:00 in the morning, it sounded, as he gradually … More

Season Signification

Summer, spring, and winter each have one name only, but fall is also autumn, autumn fall, and then somewhere hidden … More

Life Insurance

Among other jobs, my dad sold insurance. Salesman that he was, he would go anywhere necessary to visit clients, and … More

Secret Recipe

If it’s Saturday night, you can always find me at my favorite bar.  The Watering Hole has been here on Hotel … More

Undulate

You are reminded every time you see it, it’s there, not here, that it’s not you, you are you,  the … More

Mr. Balloon Animal Man

When I do a thorough spring cleaning every five or ten yearsof random areas in my house, I’ll find things … More

Fireworks Us

We were those colorful roman candles ignited, admired spectacle us,our rapid upward flight culminating is a dazzling explosion,skyrockets soaring out … More

Space Cowboys

You don’t need any money to explore space.In fact, according to a story I read,a cow jumped over the moon, … More

Brass Ring

Whatever it was, however it happened, every leap turned out a big waste of time deal, in those days when … More

Blue Moon

He used to think, yes, a blue moon is rare, every couple of years, but it does occur, hence the … More

Church Service

When I was young I was dragged to Sunday service, sat unhappily brooding in a middling distance pew, wedged in … More

To paint the devil on the wall

Don’t ask, Will I always be me or will I change? Will I realize when I do not recognize myself … More

Disappointing You

It’s no secret you’ve hoped NASA’d fly me to the moon Have me bounce around the dark side for a … More

The Homecoming (Part Six)

He and Mel had been out drinking with the gang, but everyone else had pooped out and gone home.  Tomorrow … More

The Homecoming (Part One)

He sat at the empty round table sipping watery black tea, wondering what had happened to those 75 years.  Of … More

A Prayer Answered

       Like his Army buddies, he decided to attend college on the GI Bill.  School sure beat dodging bombs and … More

What’s Ahead

There was a choice in the road up ahead, should I go right, or should I go left? Night had … More

After All

I teach composition at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.I choose to spend as little time in my office as … More

Who’s there?

I can’t see you. Not like before, when I knew for sure, you were right behind me, always there. I … More