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…
Those Unheard
Two students in the back were whispering to each other. What are they saying to each other? he wondered. He…
To Reconnect
As the song goes, “They say that Maui nō ka ‘oi, and I agree.” Once upon a time, when he…
What’s in a Name?
His parents had met at an estate auction, and it had been love at first sight. Both were passionate antique…
Who’s There?
The alarm went off. “Bella, what time is it?” “The time is 5:00 a.m., Delmar. You set your your alarm…
A Relationship
They seemed to clash a lot nowadays. Should I go or should I stay, he wondered, like a chorus playing…
Not the One
“I wish you would try to see it from my side, baby.” See it from his side. I have absolutely…
A Portrait of the Norwegian Historian as an Old Man
His ancestors were not just marauding, blood-thirsty, war-mongering, pillaging, rapists, and slave traders. Vikings were extraordinary explorers, experts at navigation,…
Looking for Love
In love for all his life with every poet’s idea of love, he always wandered around in some kind of…
The Tab
“Well do you or don’t you?” she asked He drummed his fingers on the table but said nothing. Staring out…
Books Write You Write Books
You think of your life as a library. It’s a big one, maybe not the size of the warehouse in Raiders…
What Counts
Do you know what’s easy to count? he thought. The number of people whose deaths were Covid-related. Well, plus a few…
The Psychic
I woke up this morning – for which I’m always thankful nowadays – to find that everyone who knows him…
Opening Wounds
One of the deals with the Lutheran Church was that after you slogged your way through Catechism and Confirmation, you…
Another Challenge
This happened a long time ago when I was young and stupid. Maybe eight at the time, I was part of…
Lanning Lee 