The Innocent

It had become dangerous for the universities to remain open. Still, I begged my parents to let me attend. In … More

Surviving a Second Attempt

“Where’d he come from?” asked Stillman, bending down to see what if any damage had been done when he dropped … More

Science Suggests Spiders Dream

Like the intricate webs they conceive in waking life,spiders minds may spin cognitively complex dreams.If a spider does dream, of … More

Missing

The sides of the mountain are heavily wooded, a palette of greens and browns, but the top is craggy and … More

Dream Dream Dream

Seen it.  Seen it.  Yeah.  Seen it.  Seen it.  Oh, man. Seen it.  Seen it.  Geez. Oh, hey, how’s it … More

Good Save

In my trips to China with my Qi Gong master, I’ve been able to visit places even many Chinese have … More

Fame and Misfortune

Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.– Susan Ertz This … More

Passion

Lia would drink a bottle or two of wine whenever that passion dwindled down for a time these days. It’s … More

Tomorrow

The two took a table, their old table, in the Coffee Stop.  It was one establishment that had survived the worst … More

Disillusion

After all, once you’ve discovered something that’s important enough,learned all about a subject that eventually shapes your entire world,found a … More

Hiatus

A break for her came, the grading of papers and the teaching done.The quiet pulse of what’s to do next, … More

Dream

And then for the tourists’s dream vacationit snows like hell in Hawai‘i, for goodness sake.Waikīkī’s transformed into White-kiki,and surf’s down … More

Vision

When she realized she could see through the back of her head,a strange man had approached from behind, and she … More

The Boy Who Stayed

My strongest wish – I’ve never thought so hard about it –this first day of the New Year, 2023, the … More

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

I lie and watch TV on Christmas Day with no desire,really, to glean anything of value from it, not understandinghalf … More

Of Fall and Winter

Of Fall and Winter All is vivid green here today, the sustained rainsheeting its clear wrapped folds down all around … More

Problems

I was standing in my driveway, saying hello to a neighbor walking her dog. K does this four or five … More

Into the Woods

Jill and I are hiking Tantalus, and as is her wont, Jill’s decided to be a trailblazer.  As we wander farther … More

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