“I will travel more as I’m able to do so,” Lehua said to herself. It was like a mantra some … More
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The Ghosts of Christmas Past
I lie and watch TV on Christmas Day with no desire,really, to glean anything of value from it, not understandinghalf … More
How Everything Fades
In the evening as the sun slips down in the horizon line,I see myself glimmering in the airport window glass,a … More
In the Thick of It
I’m back in Korea, the birthplace of my father’s parents,which means I’m again seeing people everywherewho appear as though they … More
Blood
Are you a friends and family, or a family and friends type of person? Whenever I say it or write … More
It’s All Relative
That X restaurant must be good because a lot of X eat there?As in: That Chinese/Korean/Japanese restaurant must be goodbecause … More
Softening Music
Grampa sits on the porch rockingHums songs from back in the day when he sang themFull-throated, lung-topped and smiling breathlesslyFeeling … More
New Ways To Love
Sarah’s grave looks new, well newer, and spreads outto a green grass field, the unfilled spaces for future use,to be … More
The Secret Keeper
Fortunate the mother who lives the unflawed life of lore, perfect, a smooth vase, snow white, the finest ashes left, … More
Good Riddance
Our local theaters do good work, bringing drama into our lives. Usually when I go, I’m happy, but this was … More
The Meaning of Family
You may have heard or read this morning’s news reportabout a man in China, kidnapped 24 years agoat the age … More
Kū‘auhau (Genealogy)
Once upon a time there was a little girl from Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders, And there was a … More
The Big Knife
At my house, growing up, we had the Big Knife. I don’t know if it was the same at your … More
Business as Unusual
Robert Morgado did pest control. His father had done pest control, and so had his grandfather. When his wife said “Nuff already, … More
Stormy Weather
He stepped out into a sunless day. He wondered where it had gone. Oh no. Could this be that end of the world … More
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
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
When Will Rogers Met Donald Trump
Stuck here at home, unable to see my family anymore,lying in bed at night I think, with short, shallow breaths … More
The Gardener
I’m watching through the running glass window, an old one from 1926.I see my father, his figure slightly distorted in … More
Family Moments (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 8)
Late that evening, nothing else breaking, David Chan staggered home to get food and a few hours of sleep. It turned … More