I’m happy to say that the 6th installment of my Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on the Amazon Kindle’s…
I Don’t Ask
You cover the hole in your throat with your finger to tell me the story, the odd scratchy vibrato striking…
Disappearances
That was a long time ago and I’d never known about it. None of our mutual friends had mentioned it…
No Turning Back
He wasn’t the type who’d say, This is my old lady. He introduced my mom by her nickname only, never…
Undulate
You are reminded every time you see it, it’s there, not here, that it’s not you, you are you, the…
Much Is Made Here of Water
Beware, I’d heard, the staring into it too long, excessive water gazing made much of by him, for you may…
A Maze
It’s good for a local island boy to see life from somewhere else once in a while. Madison was an…
Episode 5 of My Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story
Aloha! I’m happy to say that Episode 5 of my Hawaiʻi-based crime novel is now available on the new Kindle…
Estate Sale
It’s an old turntable with a speaker horn, the kind you wind up,what my grandmother used to call a Victrola,even…
Our Entangling
into the forest into the heart heart of darkness heart where love sparks sparks light passion sparks grow fires fires…
Accident
We’d collected tops, when they became a fad, nearly eclipsing yoyos.You replaced the nylon or cheap metal tips with nails,then…
Love Letters
To say the package and note surprised him is understatement. He didn’t recognize the exact return address, but anything from…
Mr. Balloon Animal Man
When I do a thorough spring cleaning every five or ten yearsof random areas in my house, I’ll find things…
The Visitor
For two nights straight, she’s come in around 8:00. She sits down right in front of the stage. Immediately when…
Going Pro
By the time she was twelve, she’d risen to the top of the amateur circuit here in Hawai‘i. Her parents,…
Your Life As Lovers
Even confined within these walls . . . If I am a painter living all alone on earth,painting for no…
The Last Ice Age
During the last ice age, everything seemed possible. It was a fine time, flexible for me, far from home, shivering…
Miserable Musicians
There once were two moron musiciansWho were wise about public admissionsThey thought white was rightTold their fans so – that…
Happier Holidays
Winter in Hawai‘i is not what most folks know winter to be. And even though the temperature stays toasty and…
Fireworks Us
We were those colorful roman candles ignited, admired spectacle us,our rapid upward flight culminating is a dazzling explosion,skyrockets soaring out…
