My mom used to call it “beautiful rubbish,” the red-orange flowers from our African Tulip trees, littering the lawn in … More
Category: Writer Sunday
I Get Good Prices
It was a big moment in his life, when he first learned where he could buy a watch at a … More
Today
When your legs moved like wheels,the pounding exhilarating,arms pumping, well-oiled pistons,remember the more and more of a young blood rush. Such … More
A Mechanical Alarm
That was not what I heard, not what I heard, the force of wind, not the tall trees creaking as … More
That’s What’s That
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the movie version of Flower Drum Song.32 years later, a second Hollywood movie, The … More
Smoking Can Kill (Your Love Life)
Steve shows me how to hold the smoke in.At 16 I’m already a veteran cigarette smoker,so that’s not the problem.Twenty … More
The Advent of Microwave Popcorn
A veritable second incarnation of popcorn immaculate microwave popcorn holy popcorn reborn A sofa-slouching second coming shark-frenzy feeding session the … More
Oases
I’ve been the recipient of many acts of kindness during my post-retirement travels. From Antarctica in February 2017 to Egypt … More
To See What He Had Seen — Part Seventeen
As he pulled into the garage, Chan could see that lights were on in the house. Someone was home. Since … More
To See What He Had Seen — Part Fourteen
“Yoboseyo?” “It’s me.” “What is it?” “Two things, sir. First, there’s an update on those gang killings. A woman, a Mrs. Anderson, … More
To See What He Had Seen — Part Five
Old man Kang Yu had been a hard father to grow up under. He stressed education for his son, Byung. But it … More
The Power of Prayer
She’d noticed that he spent more and more time reading the obituaries. Not that more people were dying, although Covid had … More
The Fabled Cliché
Never say a good or a bad egg.However, if there is an egg involveddo not ever assume it is an … More
On the Way
We’d become friends back in elementary school,she and I waiting for our dads to pick us up,we’d sit on the … More
How It’s Hanging
Garfield likes lasagna like I like lasagna, and while I can’t finish a full tray in one gulp, I can … More
Plumbing
I replaced a faucet set on one of my sinks, the old one having ceased to function. I don’t know … More
No Turning Back
He wasn’t the type who’d say, This is my old lady. He introduced my mom by her nickname only, never … More
Love Letters
To say the package and note surprised him is understatement. He didn’t recognize the exact return address, but anything from … More
Happier Holidays
Winter in Hawai‘i is not what most folks know winter to be. And even though the temperature stays toasty and … More
He Who Hesitates
My first winter ever, my friends, Kevin and Cathy, asked if I’d like to take a cross country skiing class … More
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