Hallmark Moments

I’d been in the Midwest for many years, gradually working my way up the ladder to district manager for a … More

Death on the Nile

Is it true, my guide asks, that America views this as a third-world countryThat we consider Egypt’s development to be … More

She had a thing for birdsMolded out of clayWoven with yarnEmbroidered on her clothes She did that with the Aloha … More

As he headed down McCarthy Mall to the faculty union meeting in Kuykendall Auditorium, Dr. Terry Hong saw a boy … More

It’s been a year now since Kenneth stopped in to pay what he owed me. Walking in after three tentative knocks, he produced … More

I go to your funeral to witness who else is still aliveYou go because Someone may say something about you … More

Now that we’re old enough at eight, I supposeWe learn the Filipino dance called TiniklingOur school is far ahead on … More

“So, me and Hector was eating at Charles Wong’s Ice Cream and Saimin Shop.” That’s Hector and I. And it’s were … More

I make sure to toss spilled salt over my shoulderBut I never can remember if it’s supposed to be the … More

I feel like a man whose memory functions glacier slow nowMy mind takes eons to piece together some semblance of … More

I want to call herWith words I’d say hoping maybeAre warm enough to reachNow back to then and break the … More

Your grave does look newNot just the polished markerI see the way the green grass spreads out behind itTo a … More

Any fear Kimo had of this being a trap evaporated instantly. Off he trotted toward the singing damsel in distress. … More

So while I half dreamed of wandering around in what I can only describe as that shadowland of worry and … More

But everyone disappears, no matter who loves them. — Dave Eggers At 69 his body rememberedThe punchingOne oneTwo one twoThree … More

I stepped off the bus from Ullapool at the Inverness Station. Checking my watch, I saw I had four hours … More

Once upon a time, there was a little girl from the west side of Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders. … More

The alarm went off. “Bella, what time is it?” “The time is 5:00 a.m., Delmar. You set your your alarm … More

Do you know what’s easy to count? he thought. The number of people whose deaths were Covid-related. Well, plus a few … More

Neil Young was playing. The Comes a Time album. Sipping a beer, he stared into the fireplace and saw her face. Young did that … More