burn that mother down

I stare into a mirror sometimeswhere we bathed in a fiery lakebaby seen over my shoulder those gray eyesI can’t … More

Mr. Kim Rings In

Mrs. Robertson added, “We go to Europe frequently for Lambert’s business, but we manage to vacation a good deal.” “Yes, … More

Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More

I dreaded visiting Heels in O‘ahu Prison. Not because of going into the prison, but because of having to see him. … More

I explained to Chan how Eugene Kanai called a few hours ago, said he wanted to tell me something he … More

I read you again, silent words and fading pagesturn them, weighing the paperthe memory of our first touchI close my … More

My neighbor has an elephant dressed like Santa up on his roof. Every night when it gets dark, he plugs it … More

He’s only a speck when he comes to town, before he grows larger, becomes recognized at the edge as a … More

A one, and a two: When I was living Chapter 21, it was a very good year . . . … More

I know this may be hard to believe, but there was a time once, many moons ago, when English majors … More

It was time, my parents decided, for me to learn how not to drown. We live in Hawai‘i, so we’re surrounded … More

Two things I do know for sure about my first year on this planet. One, I was an aggressive breast feeder. This … More

Chan asked what was up. “It’s a body. They found it out back,” said officer Williams. Chan’s pulse quickened as the … More

Stuck here at home, unable to see my family anymore,lying in bed at night I think, with short, shallow breaths … More

Chan said simply that there were unanswered questions, but on the way to the station, he could see everything that … More

Benevolent Time sat cross-legged on the mantle smiling,saying she’d push it over, her index finger often fakingflicking it, when, to … More

Back at his desk, Chan took a look at the files of some other open cases. The one that concerned him … More

I hear that gentle knock at the door, my teacher Time, again.She comes around, and we sit together on my … More

“But why steal from old people the cars you use for the other old people to hit?” “Well, boss, maybe … More

I think about how I heard you rant at death for so long,then near the end ask for it to … More