The Fourth Quarter

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

The Music of Marriage

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

Although we didn’t recognize each other immediately, we finally realize that we are acquainted. I don’t know what it is about … More

We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More

I’m not sure where all he learned how to do it, but my father was a master cook. In fact … More

You would think so, right, that during the downtime one of us might have done it, but we never have. … More

It’s what’s meant to be a long time.A month of Sundays does not exist,unless you’re retired,in which case it’s more … More

For the sake of this loved onewe know it must be done,all we singlular fossils of the future,all of us … More

I’m watching TV and I hear the word “enigma.”I have no idea what that means.My dog asks, “Why the puzzled … More

There once was a bard from Hawai‘iWho penned little poems as a hobbyFrom the time he learned lettersHe got better … More

My brain has always been a foggy swirl of what-ifs.Every day, really. Choices. Of great consequence or small.Do I ask her … More

Can you picture the moment of your conception?I like to think that it was one involving great passion,rather than an … More

Here someone opened a can of Vienna sausage,and in another place a tin of sardines,a fried egg, sunny side up … More

Jason Yu sat at his desk, hands folded, and looked out over the yard of his Mānoa Valley home. He’d grown … More

When I was young, my dad told me he went to the moon on a big rocket ship.He said it was … More

Chan couldn’t find a parking space within two blocks of the station. Definitely the department had outgrown its location at Merchant … More