Save As and All That Jazz

This morning I’m frustrated. Again. It’s a dating problem. Story of my life. Ignoring, forgetting, misremembering, a typo. Each day I save … More

The House of Missing Keys, Part 7

From the outside, Tia’s Place on Kapahulu appeared to be another simple and unassuming restaurant and bar along Kapahulu Avenue. … More

You sent me the self-portrait in a card once, maybe 1980. You are lying on your stomach, propped up on … More

Sometimes my maternal grandmother visits me,I’ll come awake gradually, know she’s sitting there,silent guardian at the foot of my bed, … More

I don’t know which of the 12 hours I love more,the half that’s a.m., or the half that’s p.m.I’d always … More

“Mind the stairs, mate,”he shouts in a harsh tone.I look up, he down at me, his facethat of an angry … More

March, about those last three days you borrowed from April to warm you up.I can guess why you wouldn’t want … More

This old house stands a ruin. To restore it would be nothing short of a teardown. The folks on This Old House would take … More

I am but a lowly butter roll, sitting in this tawdry woven basket, on this threadbare pink linen napkin amid … More

These prints in the dust won’t last through a downpour Evidence of annihilation To be annihilated These tracks turning to … More

I often remember who I am, and I recall past events,both recent and distant, with a fair degree of accuracy.If … More

Mr. Fujimoto wheeled his gray trash bin to the curb and dropped it at the edge. Pausing, he looked down … More

Alice was down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor when the doorbell rang. The kitchen floor always took a … More

He’d collected coins from the time his father thought he was ready to understand the hobby. “You see, David,” said … More

We’re in our late 60s now. We’ve been getting together to watch the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow football games for … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Tuesday 01.25.22 The Music of Marriage A friend of mine whose husband collects recordslaments … More

Nordstom finally took down their Christmas window displays. They’re not the last store at Ala Moana Shopping Center to do … More

He comes in out of the rain, slides off his lion’s head, grabs a beer, and leans back against the … More

I always think it’s a dream, you know, that whole today is ending now,the clock ticking me up to midnight … More

Each year of my life, from the very first timeI was conscious of believing it might be this way,I was … More