Today’s plain fact, blinded and bewilderedby time, becomes tomorrow’s stumbling fiction,fraying, blurring, sharp edges wearing, center sucked, stands empty, cannot…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmakings of Honolulu — Chapter Six (excerpt)
Craig and Andrea Carroll were embarked upon their dream honeymoon. On route from O’Hare to LAX, they’d joined the Mile…
Distraction
“I’m sorry,” I say, “I have to stop talking right now.” I can’t concentrate on what you’re saying,need to put…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmaskings of Honolulu — Chapter 5 (excerpt)
Yu Kang-ho decided very young that there were no advantages to being poor. Growing up in the slums of Pusan, he…
The Hunters
In her the itch of Spring,the last harvest long behind her, before herstanding here he shivers, the last youngchill of…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmaskings of Honolulu — Chapter Four (excerpt)
When, after a pleasant picnic lunch at Lanikai, Sergeant Victor Yamamoto’s wife Chieko told him she was pregnant, he nearly…
Hunger
I go to your funeral and see who’s still alive.You go to your funeral because. You’re trapped, ironically, because I’m…
Hawaiʻi Sonnet 105 (awash)
That last time, forty years ago this year,clock tock, I hear the soft sharp music stillbeat, grooved in my memory,…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmaskings of Honolulu — Chapter 3 (excerpt)
Old man Apana stepped out onto the porch. Turning back, he said, “David, you have to promise me you will do…
a poetry reading
it’s a wonder a poem can be heard at all,its very nature working against it making much sound,each word separated…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmaskings of Honolulu — Chapter 2 (excerpt)
David Chan tiptoed to the front door and peered out the peephole. Not wanting to turn on the porch light and…
The Contemplative Life
As I suck wind, my heart poundinglike the clattering of bones on this cold stone floor,weak in the knees, my…
All Hallows’ Eve: The Unmaskings of Honolulu — Chapter One
Lieutenant David Chan sat at his dining room table. The sun was going down. Since his daughter’s death, he’d been drinking…
The Price of Fish
In his previous life, my father ran a long-linefishing business, here in Honolulu,his crew all Korean Nationals he’d sponsoredto come…
Hawaiʻi Sonnet 104 (you belong here now)
sleep wake sleep wakejet-lag rocks medark light dark lightsearching dreams scattered under silver moon and golden sunwater washed over too,…
The Past by the Present Tolls
This morning at my hotel on Jeju Island, Ireceived a wake-up call, even though I didn’t request one. It is…
Hawaiʻi Sonnet 103 (Relatives)
On this, my first trip to Korea, I thought I’d seenall of my relatives except one. Then yesterday,eating dinner in…
Follie: The Disappearances of Honolulu — Chapter 14 (excerpt)
Mr. Santos could not even bring himself to cook. The heat made him sick to his stomach. There was no way he’d…
Hawaiʻi Sonnet 102 (smart)
The Bamboo Forest in Damyangscrubs four times more CO2 from the airthan a pine forest of the same size. It is…
Follie: The Disappearances of Honolulu — Chapter 13 (excerpt)
Chan parked his car across the road and proceeded up the concrete walkway to the front entrance. Homes like this, small…
