Circus

As a child he’d attended the circus once, and once only.His parents, he imagined, must have seen it as a … More

It’s Wednesday, it’s raining, and the dog needs to go out.

Billie – I’ll call her Billie – sings her soft blues now,not a bark or a howl, but a throaty, … More

The blackbirds are too many nowand fierce today. Even thoughI hurried to hang the laundry on the linebefore the sun … More

My pond’s overrun by guppies again, and at perhaps 2000 gallons, it’s not a small one. . . . a … More

The dependance uponwhat a great deal her life lenta small gray dogthere a statue nowstanding over her asheshonoring herafter Greyfriars … More

Nothing much gets the old adrenaline going now, but even if you’re tired, you know, you have to force yourself … More

Adopted 15 months ago by completechance meeting. A Humane Society rescuefrom an abusive environment, she’s alwaysthere for me, my baby … More

Rolling down his window, “Beware,” he said. “There is some beast in there. These old houses. It’s easy for them … More

1. Death Wish Rendered unconscious by a fall in the bathtub, a president of Russia drowned. * * * 2. … More

Ala Moana Shopping Center is anchored, much like Sears and Liberty House used to do, replaced now by Nordstrom and … More

I don’t see them displayed in tiny cages at restaurants and stores anymore, the way I remember them, confined and … More

The hole in the snowbank was deep, and as I peered into it, I imagined I was looking at some … More

You are reminded every time you see it, it’s there, not here, that it’s not you, you are you, the … More

You don’t need any money to explore space.In fact, according to a story I read,a cow jumped over the moon, … More

I would say or do anything to get out of this situation. Hey, I see clothes fluttering on the line … More

I was sitting at the Tahitian Lānai piano barwith the actual Surgeon General of the United States,on vacation here in … More

The first time I traveled there, a lengthy journeyall the way from Hawai‘i, I was alreadyan old man, had long … More

Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at Hawai‘i University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More

He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park. They would draw back the bowstring, close their eyes, … More

“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More