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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: #ParentsandChildren

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

#Grandparents, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterTuesday

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

#Dreams, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday

No More Nice Things

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

#Art, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterMonday

Land of English Only

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

#Education, #Grandparents, #Language, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, Writer Thursday

Sugar or Salt?

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

#Love, #Marriage, #ParentsandChildren, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterSunday

Dear Chris,

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

#Love, #ParentsandChildren, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

Walking That Way

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

#Aging, #Death, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterMonday

The Hunt

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

#ParentsandChildren, #StoriesfromHawaii, Loss, Searching

Auld Lang Syne

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

#Grandparents, #Loss, #ParentsandChildren, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterFriday, New Years

The Family Recipe

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

#Cooking, #food, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterTuesday

Blood

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

#food, #Parents, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterFriday

I Am Leaving, I Am Leaving

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

#Memory, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, Writer Thursday

Count Up

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

#GivingBirth, #life, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterMonday

No Turning Back

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

#FathersandSons, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSunday

Going Pro

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

#Careers, #Dreams, #ParentsandChildren, #StoriesfromHawaii, #Talent, #WriterThursday

Laundry Lines

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

#Childhood, #ParentsandChildren, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday

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

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

#Education, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Memoir, #Music, #NaNoWriMo2020, #ParentsandChildren, #Teachers, #Wisconsin, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 18, Like Heads Through the Hourglass

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

#Accidents, #Cars, #Drinking, #Driving, #Drugs, #Hawaii, #Injuries, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #ParentsandChildren, #Rain, #WriterSaturday, #WritingPrompt

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 15, Get Your Motor Running

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

#Cars, #Driving, #Hawaii, #Learning, #Memoir, #NaNoWriMo2020, #ParentsandChildren, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt

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