From outside you would hardly see it, this bunkerbuilt by US troops during the Korean War on the DMZ.It is…
From Both Sides
We view the Korean DMZ from several vantage points,each one quite a distance from North Korea itself.At the Odusan Unification…
The Struggle in Korea, Too
Old women here bend over trash cans searching for recyclablesjust as they do back home, these aged, frail women who…
Karma Tranquilizer
Our guide says jet lag should never be a problemif we know the proper way to deal with it.Without realizing…
That Other World
Darkness never bothered me, even as a kid.It’s what might be hiding there that’s worrying. My mother always told me…
Alan
Whenever we met, Alan would gift mewith the latest collection of short storieshe’d found while browsing used bookstores. Whenever we…
Blood
Are you a friends and family, or a family and friends type of person? Whenever I say it or write…
Origin
If you want to pinpoint your origins, how far back do you go? How far back do you want to…
Conduct
We’d sit at stoplights and classical music would playon the public radio station to which she still donated.Again she’d begin…
The Shapes of Friends
If you exist but have no friends, no circle of friends, are you a simply a dot? I was asked…
“Fear and Loathing,” Chapter 12 of my second memoir, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
Hygiene Conscious
The moment Keoki touched it, he wished he hadn’t grabbed the overhead handrail. Someone had left behind a trace of…
Hold On
We sit on swings, the canvass kind that conform to your butt,holding you snug, gripping you maybe a little too…
Neighborly
There’s a corner of my lot where five properties meet.It’s the least maintained part of any of our yards.Every time…
Death Certificates
Kahi felt like an idiot. He’d seen this so many times on TV, read about it in stories. If you…
Paths Crossed
We were sitting in her office, and she blew a cloud of smoke into the air above us,her lips positioned…
Coming out of Retirement
I immediately can see I’m way out of my league,but I’ve foolishly promised my cousin I’d join himat Booth Park…
“Opera Man,” Chapter 11 of my second memoir, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
Too Long Awake Again
When you’re sleep deprived, you know right away you’ll be benched the next day, which hurts especially when the season’s…
Of Two Minds
As I approach I’m first struck by the enormous rose quartz rock, a natural monument crag,that marks Ralph Waldo Emerson’s…
Lanning Lee 