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Tag: #Hawaii

The Lurch (Part Two)

He’d heard that phrase all his life, but never thought much about what it might mean.  Maybe he might’ve been … More

#Hawaii, #Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

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

#Changes, #Childhood, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Learning, #PlayScript, #TakingChances, #Teenagers, #WriterSaturday

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

#Covid, #Hawaii, #Illness, #ShortStory, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterThursday

Vaccination Reaction

Last Friday, brightly believing that I’d now become immune to Covid because of finally receiving the first of two Pfizer … More

#Covid, #Dreams, #Drugs, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

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

#Drinking, #Ghosts, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday

The Fire Escape

The fire and the sirens woke everyone up.  The sky was bright orange and red.  I knew it when I … More

#Hawaii, #Neighbors, #Relationships, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

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

#Aging, #Hawaii, #Love, #Marriage, #Shoplifting, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterSaturday

Compassionate Care

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

#Death, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

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

#Hawaii, #OldAge, #Poetry, #WriterWednesday

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

#family, #FathersandDaughters, #Grandparents, #Grief, #Hawaii, #Memories, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

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

#Hawaii, #Love, #Memories, #Photographs, #Relationships, #WriterSaturday

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

High Stakes

Ed had been in a bad auto accident.  More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More

#Accidents, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Love, #Relationships, #Rivalries, #WriterTuesday

An Aloha Shirt

Retirement had been half, half good so far.  The bad side was that he still had never established a routine … More

#FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Relationships, #Retirement, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterFriday

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

#Animals, #China, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #LovedOnes, #Marriage, #WriterTuesday

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

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

#FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday, death, Strangers

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

#Ethnicity, #FlashFictionFeb, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Memories, #Race, #Wisconsin, #WriterSaturday

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

Not for Sale

In 1973, on the heels of him rocketing into the big name star echelon, Neil Young came to Hilo Town … More

#Fathers, #Hawaii, #Love, #Music, #ParentsandChildren, #Rivalries, #Teenagers, #WriterWednesday

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