It is a large party. My neighborhood is a quiet one. Usually. But tonight valet parkers – valet parkers —…
Honolulu Passing
My city takes place before meEvery day of my lifeA show me and tell meI have a hard time rememberingCan’t…
Hurting
But everyone disappears, no matter who loves them. — Dave Eggers At 69 his body rememberedThe punchingOne oneTwo one twoThree…
Remains
Butterscotch Life SaversOne of my dad’s favoritesI used to eat an entire rollEat myself butterscotch sticky sickI’m sure it was…
Bad Neighbors
Once upon a time, Mrs. Onigawa was a good neighbor. Everyone thought so. It was a golden age for neighborhoods, a…
Another Saturday Night
I’ve rolled down this hill beforeA million times coasting in neutralIn reverse sometimes for the challengeOver the shoulder with slight…
Every Attention
David Ayabe sat down at his desk. When he was much younger, he’d had the intention to do something. Writing…
All Out
He stares expectantlyI knocked, I sayThe dealer’s gaze remains the sameI say, I’m knocking nowEyes on me, he still waitsHis…
Saved and Spent, Saved and Spent
As the wave laps outOver the pane of sandThe moon reflects momentarilyPerfect and round mirrored There is a soundAfter the…
If You Believe
I stepped off the bus from Ullapool at the Inverness Station. Checking my watch, I saw I had four hours…
Twilight
I slow to a stop and idleStare at all the confusion hereThese dark tangled woodsA briared and brambled forestDead branches…
Home
She liked riding the bus. The anonymity. Being by herself. Not being recognized was a good thing. Not having to…
Days Short
I’ve watched them from where I sitThe ghosts of summer runningThe children fresh onceGrown and gone rainbowssplashed to gray laughterSplit…
Living Dead
In a moment of dark magicThe entrancer turned enchanterSpun into a dove and flew awaySome belladonna dancing in the windHer…
Rising Star
Christopher Kalama was gifted. A Mozart, some people said. At three, he picked up his father’s ‘ukulele. It looked like…
Love Lost
The last act of taut bodiesLearning only love’s strain Some miscomprehensionIn the dark aftermath They count starsTwinkling indifference From a…
On Wisconsin
Once upon a time, there was a little girl from the west side of Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders.…
With a Click
U won’t believe this. What u mean? I’m in Starbucks Ala Moana across food court by Macy’s. Brawl going on…
It Had To Be True
It’s the small talk in the night. Lying side by side. Whispering back and forth about what’s passed or what’s…
Bed Bugs Bite
“Okay, honey, you’re all tucked in now, snug as a bug in a rug.” The little girl laughed. “I’m, not…
Lanning Lee 