It’s so no law of nature that your nightsshould be all sweetness and light, dreams delightful,when you’re in love.Let me … More
Category: Writer Thursday
Rise
Every morning a variety of birds chirp and sing me awake. And I am pleased and thankful at this late … More
I am a Korean Lee
이 (Lee/Ee/I/Yi/Ri/Rhee/Rhie/Reeh) There are other variants, but that’s plenty for now. 이 is the second most common Korean surname, surpassed … More
The Homecoming (Part Four)
He sipped the tea, sat back in his chair, and closed his eyes. You can always tell a good Chinese … More
The Tests of Time
We’d known each other, worked together in the record store, for nearly six months already. By the time she came … More
I Contemplate Writing Days
One day the poem is good, the story sound.The next day, Hmmm . . .One day it’s, Yeah, well.The next … More
Good Medicine
Jim tells me he admires the thick patch of aloe vera flowing down through my rock garden to the patio, … More
Unraveling Sleep
Winding and windingup to wound and bound tightas the tasks to grab all day’s promisescramp tension strapped up in rapt … More
Preview of Coming Attractions
Spring was watching for weeds to grow in the cracked concrete sidewalks,the dazzling pop of fresh green leaves all appearing … More
Old Story
In a moment in my golden years I wonder if I’m an onion, each year representing another layer of love … More
Missing Pages
I’m stapling together revised 5-year projections,our support staff still working remotely.I love this stapler, well worth the money,handling more than … More
Kū‘auhau (Genealogy)
Once upon a time there was a little girl from Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders, And there was a … More
The Second Shot
Sickest I’ve ever been. I don’t think anyone got annual flu shots back then. At least I never heard of … More
Dark Arts (100 words)
Against his family’s concerns, he’d majored in photography. Shooting photos in New York had been sufficient exercise, but the mental … More
Waiting
He thought, They’re waiting for me right now. In days gone by he used to believe this, but it was … More
Snowfall
Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More
What I’m Looking For
What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to … More
A Marriage of Two Minds
“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More
The Holy One
Hey! What are you looking at? Are you looking at me? Well, it sure seems like it. Not that I’m the only one here, … More
No Game Stop
We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More
