A Meditation

Being alive always struck me as a kind of double-edged sword.To be afraid of the unknown, I suppose, is natural.I … More

The Power of Prayer

She’d noticed that he spent more and more time reading the obituaries. Not that more people were dying, although Covid had … More

We’d become friends back in elementary school,she and I waiting for our dads to pick us up,we’d sit on the … More

I was trimming the mango tree that afternoon, a long time ago now. My soul is sick without you, and … More

What I remember of him was he never seemed to take things too seriously, the spin of him, how he … More

I stood by until after the crew had filled in the hole, a fresh mound of earth rounded over them. … More

In the wake of illness striking millions by surprise those affected by it personally or through kinship ties, how they … More

Together again for the first time, every time, he brushed her cheek, she caressed his side, two souls seeing everything … More

To say that you have nothing but time is an exercise in self-delusion. They tied a rag around his face … More

The white smoke winding cloth about her face, pale cerement, raised off-handed, another Pall Mall cigarette lit, red pack, another … More

Did we miss each other?If my watch could talk, hah!, it would saywhat? 12:05, 06. If I had a watch … More

He jumps in his car and drives,from the Oakland docks, remember?and drives fastO, Death, Ralph Stanley,running round on a loop, … More

“I love books,” he says, standing next to one of the massive shelving units in his study, his shoulders rounded … More

Life had not gone the way he’d hoped since his retirement from teaching. Instead of traveling the world, renovating his … More

He thought, They’re waiting for me right now. In days gone by he used to believe this, but it was … More

I have suspicions about the last ghost in my housewho does not haunt me, but might have done the washand … More

Never mind the bloody footprint track his right boot made for the first few steps. Nobody is 100% perfect. But truly, … More

She watched him every morning, very closely, waiting for something. He would sit slumped in his seat at the table. … More

Mrs. Cho’s gift was guiding spirits to the afterlife. People who knew about her ability – and this was all … More

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