Stories of My Grandmother

Sometimes my maternal grandmother visits me,I’ll come awake gradually, know she’s sitting there,silent guardian at the foot of my bed, … More

Family Tree

I’m sleeping, I think; this has the vivid feeling of a dream.Before my house was rebuilt, a huge mango tree … More

Crayon and magic markers that never came off the walls;paint on the carpets and doors;knife and screwdriver carved furniture and … More

I was born in a land of English speakers,where parents believed speaking Englishwas the key to success. My father was … More

We sat opposite each other, each stirring coffee in thick white cups, trying to cool it off. “Cream,” I said. “Cream … More

Thank you for your note letting me know you’d received the notice I sent. It’s been a long time since we … More

Sadness sets in counting the steps, not looking up, not looking forward. Making your way there watching your feet move, … More

Over the course of the pandemic, Carl had lost both his mother and his father. He’d donated most of their … More

He wasn’t a mean man. The lack of emotion that everyone saw in him, was just that. He no longer … More

I’m not sure where all he learned how to do it, but my father was a master cook. In fact … More

My father and I both love our steak rare.My mother has a hard time watching us eat it.My father jokes … More

When he awoke, he saw that someone had stolen his pants.He knew that someone would come during the nightto break … More

The first thing he doesn’t do is remember to start shooting. A nurse picks up the camera and assumes the … More

He wasn’t the type who’d say, This is my old lady. He introduced my mom by her nickname only, never … More

By the time she was twelve, she’d risen to the top of the amateur circuit here in Hawai‘i. Her parents, … More

My mom calls out from the kitchen window, telling me to hurry and bring in the clothes drying on the … More

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

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

Drinking alcohol was so easy now. It seemed like only yesterday, on a dull Friday or Saturday night, we’d be … More

When I would hear my friends talk about what their children were going through to get their driver licenses, I … More