He’d heard that phrase all his life, but never thought much about what it might mean. Maybe he might’ve been … More
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Kauaʻi, Boys, Is nō ka ʻoi
EXTERIOR. ON THE BEACH AT KEKAHA, KAUAʻI, HAWAIʻI EVENING Four friends, BEANPOLE, BROWNIE, GOODIE, and PEANUT sit on the sand … More
The Second Shot
Sickest I’ve ever been. I don’t think anyone got annual flu shots back then. At least I never heard of … More
Vaccination Reaction
Last Friday, brightly believing that I’d now become immune to Covid because of finally receiving the first of two Pfizer … More
A History with Whiskey
Since I’ve retired, I’ve looked for things to do to fill out my routine. One thing I’d never done before … More
The Fire Escape
The fire and the sirens woke everyone up. The sky was bright orange and red. I knew it when I … More
The Caretaker – Part One
Maybe, he mused once, if it hadn’t been for marriage, he’d have ended up in prison. Once he met Beatrice, … More
Compassionate Care
Life had not gone the way he’d hoped since his retirement from teaching. Instead of traveling the world, renovating his … More
By day the slow clenching, by night
my tongue bitten to bloody point,harder and harder, I feel it now, and justa little bit harder now, yes, there, … 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
Remember this one?
It’s us sitting on a seawall.Maybe somewhere near Waikīkī.I don’t know.Great photo though.We’re both looking down and toward each other.We’re … More
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
High Stakes
Ed had been in a bad auto accident. More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More
An Aloha Shirt
Retirement had been half, half good so far. The bad side was that he still had never established a routine … More
The Cryptid Tale
Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at O‘ahu University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More
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
The Wrong Time
She tried to be friendly to the customers most of the time. “I’m sorry, John, I didn’t quite catch your … More
The Last Unopened Letter
I grew up calling the neighboring islands of our state that weren’t O‘ahu the “outside” islands, and that big continent … More
Target
He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park. They would draw back the bow string, close their … More
Not for Sale
In 1973, on the heels of him rocketing into the big name star echelon, Neil Young came to Hilo Town … More