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Aloha and e komo mai. I'm an author of prose and poetry born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I publish a daily rough draft here on my author site. Please read with me, comment, and please share your own writing. Mahalo for reading, and a hui ho.

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Tag: #OnWriting

A Song

Some are moved by the words first, hear them, read them, following along, are caught up attending to meaning, to … More

#OnWriting, #WriterWednesday

Dream Dream Dream

Seen it.  Seen it.  Yeah.  Seen it.  Seen it.  Oh, man. Seen it.  Seen it.  Geez. Oh, hey, how’s it … More

#OnWriting, #Work, #WriterSunday

Fame and Misfortune

Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.– Susan Ertz This … More

#Ideas, #Literature, #OnWriting, #WriterSunday

Hit

This time he wrote the song about the break-up of his first marriage. The funny thing is, that was the … More

#Murder, #Music, #OnWriting, #Relationships, #WriterWednesday

My Ambitious Poem

When I woke up this morning, I wanted to write my first 1000 line poem.Ambitious, perhaps, but it’s been my … More

#Humor, #OnWriting, #Poetry, #WriterWednesday

Passing On

About a year before it happened, when we were talking about his memoir,he told me he was “feeling a little … More

#Death, #JimHarstadJamesHarstadJamesR.HarstadUniversityHighUniversityLabSchoolJr.BowAlumniHonoluluHawaii, #OnWriting, #Students, #Teachers, #WriterFriday

Paths Crossed

We were sitting in her office, and she blew a cloud of smoke into the air above us,her lips positioned … More

#Death, #friendship, #OnWriting, #WriterSunday

Of Two Minds

As I approach I’m first struck by the enormous rose quartz rock, a natural monument crag,that marks Ralph Waldo Emerson’s … More

#History, #Influence, #OnWriting, #WriterThursday

Poeming

When I see a poem coming down to around, say, 24 lines,I begin to consider whether I’ll compose it as … More

#OnWriting, #WriterThursday

A Hallmark Moment

My friend calls to tell me a co-worker,rushed to Queen’s Hospital the night before,had undergone an emergency quadruple-bypass. The others … More

#OnWriting, #Truth, #WriterMonday

I Am, I Said

People can be such drive-by critics, those looking for value.But maybe I prefer that, not being seen, comparedto rubbernecking quick-stoppers … More

#Age, #OnWriting, #WriterWednesday

The Clock on the Wall

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

#life, #OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Time, #WriterMonday

A Creativity Mystery

I learned recently that Claude Monet wanted mostto paint the air between himself and his subject.I’m still trying to wrap … More

#Art, #OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

Passersby

From who has been to who will be here?Questions to answer like a color commentator.Opportunities I choose to select people,picture … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

Psst

You know that’s a word, right?It’s one of those onomatopoeia types.Those that come from a sound.Like when you’re trying to … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Words, #WriterThursday

Real Good Poems

How hard should a reader have to work to get something out of a poem?Would digging a hole to China … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterWednesday

Looking As If She Were Alive (for Robert Browning)

The last meaning what? This guy.I’ve read enough stories, seen enough movies and TV showsto know that there’s always the … More

#Art, #OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday

Save As and All That Jazz

This morning I’m frustrated.  Again. It’s a dating problem.  Story of my life. Ignoring, forgetting, misremembering, a typo. Each day I save … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterTuesday

Life’s Run

Milton stumbles shakily around Mānoa Valley amid traffic. Petrarch perambulates Punchbowl Cemetery perusing stark headstones of veterans. Shakespeare window-shops for … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

What the Cat Typed

I jolt awake in the dark.Well, it would be dark except my computer,as have I, has come out of sleep … More

#OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday, Animals

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