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If you lived an eternity in each moment, he wondered,why wouldn’t that mean you’d only ever live for a single … More

Pursuit

The only way to get in there, she believed without question, was throughperforming good deeds, the living by and through … More

He’d joined on the Daegu because his uncle captained that long-line vessel.It was grueling work, worse his stomach betrayed him … More

Dreaming, he recollected the building as his old high school.Floating on air, he was transported into a classroom there.On the … More

When I was 21 and tired of school, tired of anger, and sick of hurting,at Fisherman’s Wharf, I watched ships … More

For one, you were a sleight-of-hand magician,and I still haven’t figured out all of the tricks youpulled, a tribute to … More

I lie and watch TV on Christmas Day with no desire,really, to glean anything of value from it, not understandinghalf … More

Right now, we’re on a South Korean island, Jeju,sitting in what China calls the East China Sea,and what the Koreans, … More

The beginning’s in the end, you know.Good advice, like how a closing door signalssome new one opening, or a window, … More

Kahi felt like an idiot. He’d seen this so many times on TV, read about it in stories. If you … More

He woke up crying, rocking in his bed,unable to stand, let alone walk,and he wondered would he ever be ableto … More

Have you ever been curious about the notionthat when you are about to die, your lifewill flash before your eyes? … More

Someone’s stumbling on the prayerEveryone tripping on the wayThey’d sew me a new coatWhere the treadle machine’s storedHoping we don’t … More

Grampa sits on the porch rockingHums songs from back in the day when he sang themFull-throated, lung-topped and smiling breathlesslyFeeling … More

I remember the dawn’s first early light,silhouettes of darkened heads bob love,no secret anymore, amore in paradise,no strangers to me … More

I quit watching the clock some time ago. Factssuch as my age, or what day or month or yearit is often escape … More

Exactly a year from now, I wonder ifI’ll be sitting at my computer writing something?I believe I foresee a good … More

I’m No Astronomer I don’t know if this is scientifically accurate,but the whole thing bugs me along these lines.Today I … More

When you can’t kill the deer it’s okay to say okay. Give in to life and let live. The one … More

for Billy Collins I can’t resist the temptationto write about you, old man,eating alone at the corner table in a … More