The Cryptid Tale

Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at Hawai‘i 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 last … 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 bowstring, close their eyes, … 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

Assisting the Spirit

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

Then and Now

I had to go back to the place on Maui where my father and I used to fish.  Coming to … More

The Swimming Lesson

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

A Bad Connection

       The phone rang, distracting her.  She was thinking about her husband, Harry.  She looked over at the clock:  9:45.  He was coming home later … More

The Best Gift

“I want the red one,” said the little girl, pointing to it.            Mr. Watanabe looked at it.  Then at the other colors.  All … More

Still Standing

It amazed him how long, after a tree died, was even completely rotted through like this one appeared to be, … More

Closing Time at the Kaka‘ako Café

Even though the café was a small one, between cooking and running the front by herself, Asako was having a … More

Strong Women

She was having a hard time going to sleep, maybe fear of the dark and all those kinds of trauma … More

My Memoir Is Published

I’m happy to say that my memoir is now available in both Kindle and print editions.

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

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

Never Ever Let You Go

The choice, a desperate grasp of great consequence,a hand, cramped with fisted frustration, fingers straining,reaching harder than hard burned bricks … More

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 24, All’s Well That Ends

1977.  It’s mostly a blur.  Sometimes when I try to recall the events of that year, it seems as if it were … More

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 23, A Tale of Mad City

My first semester at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, definitely had its best of times and worst of times split … More