Going Home

The first time I visited Korea, at age 65, I dropped out of the sky,a stranger in a strange land, catapulted … More

Hand in Glove

Korea’s a glove, the fingerless kind.A palm rests snug in it, the half warm, half clean, partprotected from the elements, … More

The Gyeongju National Museum houses a collection of art and artifactsspanning the 1000-year history of the Korean peninsula’s Silla period.The … More

From outside you would hardly see it, this bunkerbuilt by US troops during the Korean War on the DMZ.It is … More

If you want to pinpoint your origins, how far back do you go? How far back do you want to … More

We were sitting in her office, and she blew a cloud of smoke into the air above us,her lips positioned … More

He woke up crying, rocking in his bed,unable to stand, let alone walk,and he wondered would he ever be ableto … More

The walk down into Waipi‘o Valley on the Big Island is easy,but the hike up isn’t, for the casual stroller … More

In my dream, just before the music plays – I’ve seen this so often over 60 years – learned all … More

The dependance uponwhat a great deal her life lenta small gray dogthere a statue nowstanding over her asheshonoring herafter Greyfriars … More

My cousin makes the best lemon meringue pie ever. One reason has to be the magic lemon tree that growsbehind … More

I’m No Astronomer I don’t know if this is scientifically accurate,but the whole thing bugs me along these lines.Today I … More

I’m standing in the supermarket again, reaching in my pocketfor the list I wrote out on the breakfast counter at … More

She’s one ugly mother, but I’ve witnessed worse,turned down dates with women not far from this foul.I have standards, you … More

I know after the misty cranberry bogsof an early Minnesota morning, drivingeast at first light, Wisconsin’s waitingfor me, the way … More

Follow the yellow brick road with me. Seethe cornstalks, their long sheathed greencobs, how they snap to attention in front … More

I stood there, frozen by what I was seeing. The woman, attempting to run out her front door, screamed for … More

We find ourselves entering a corridor of language, she from the eastern door, and I from the west. We take steps, … More

The music stopped, but we kept dancing. We could hear the melody going on, even though the musicians were packing up. … More

Spring was an adventure; we were learning the ropes.Summertime, a little easier going, working out the kinks.Fall ushered in those … More