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Tag: #Childhood

All I Had To Do

I have been dreaming myself into stories again.  These should be some of the quietest journeys I will ever take, … More

#Aging, #Birthdays, #Childhood, #Dreams, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #SmallWorld, #Time, #WriterWednesday

My Last Stand-Up Gig

My mom had a pretty good sense of humor.  One time she bought a book of elephant jokes, and she … More

#Childhood, #FlashFictionFeb, #MothersandSons, #ShortStory, #WriterSaturday

No Survivors

I’m guessing someone’s died out here tonight. He’d been brought up in the Lutheran Church, his Grandmother and then his … More

#Cars, #Changes, #Childhood, #Driving, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Religion, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

Target

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

#Animals, #Childhood, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #food, #Hawaii, #Learning, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

The Swimming Lesson

When Art Kamaka was three years old, his father had drowned, along with two friends, while fishing in the Kaiwi … More

#Childhood, #Death, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Swimming, #TakingChances, #WriterSunday

This is now

Sometimes I think I’ve becomethat man it’s said will never understand the boyeven though he has been that boybecause he’s … More

#Aging, #Childhood, #Poetry, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #Time

All Hallows’ Eve

I started running when I moved back to Honolulu.  Running in Madison was difficult for me because it was always either … More

#Childhood, #Ghosts, #Halloween, #Hawaii, #Mystery, #ShortStory, #Witches, #WriterSunday

Miss Bianca

“Let’s go to Auntie Ruthie’s house.” “By bus?” “No, let’s walk.” “Walk!  But it’s so far.” “No it’s not far.” “Yes … More

#Animals, #Cars, #Childhood, #Mothers, #WriterFriday

Turtle Logic

It was the coldest winter on record in Wisconsin.  David was glad to be back home in Hawai‘i for winter break.  Grad … More

#Animals, #Childhood, #Grief, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Teachers, #WriterSunday

No Fall at Kōke‘e

It was that booming sound of rage, so thrillingto witness the angry sloshup of hydrologic forces,brimming froth and foam and … More

#Childhood, #Death, #Memories, #Poetry, #TakingChances, #WriterWednesday

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 12, Fear and Loathing

I understand that scholars on the subject now generally can neither agree nor disagree whether Martin Luther, ordered to recant … More

#Accidents, #Childhood, #Death, #Grief, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #Religion, #WriterSaturday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 11, Opera Man

So my sister, a charter member of the organization, said, “Come try out for the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus.  You might … More

#Childhood, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #Music, #Opera, #Performance, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 10, Moved by Music

My parents never held back when it came to providing us with a variety of cultural experiences.  One of these was … More

#Childhood, #family, #Memoir, #Movies, #Musicals, #NaNoWriMo2020, #Opera, #ParentsandChildren, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 9, Doing Swimmingly

It was time, my parents decided, for me to learn how not to drown.  We live in Hawai‘i, so we’re surrounded … More

#Childhood, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #Smoking, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 8, To Read or Not To Read

I’ve always felt that there are some books I love so much that I keep coming back to them despite … More

#Childhood, #Education, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #ParentsandChildren, #Reading, #WriterMonday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 7, The Good Old Summertime

If I’d been the right age to have experienced those long summer breaks of my childhood, where I’d have two-and-a-half … More

#Childhood, #Education, #family, #FathersandSons, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #Summer, #travel, #Vacations, #WriterSunday, #WritingPrompt, NaNoWriMo2020

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 5, I Wish I Could Quit

You know how Mark Twain says that quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world, how he’s done it … More

#Childhood, #Kindergarten, #Love, #NaNoWriMo2020, #ParentsandChildren, #Smoking, #WriterFriday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 4, Accidents Will Happen

Man, I really hate this.  So now I’m going to have the same problem.  I want to write about my third year … More

#Childhood, #Friends, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt, Accidents, Animals, Education, Games

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 3, The Terrible Twos

The Terrible Twos?  Hell.  Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3?   Curses.   I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More

#Childhood, #Games, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #Strangers, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt

Stupid Is (500)

Once upon a time, there was an interesting feature of their neighborhood.  It was an old WWII style Quonset hut in … More

#Childhood, #Friends, #Hawaii, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt

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