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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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An Old Salt

“Look,” my wife says, “they don’t go all the way under.” I see but am not relieved. “They lock you … More

#Hawaii, #Sailing, #ShortStory, #Travel, #WriterFriday

The Homecoming (Part Six)

He and Mel had been out drinking with the gang, but everyone else had pooped out and gone home.  Tomorrow … More

#Childhood, #friendship, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSaturday

The Homecoming (Part Four)

He sipped the tea, sat back in his chair, and closed his eyes.  You can always tell a good Chinese … More

#friendship, #Hawaii, #Living, #Nostalgia, #Retirement, #ShortStory, #WriterThursday

The Homecoming (Part Three)

His plane had arrived late. Too late to ride the party bus. Sipping his tea, he watched the old woman … More

#friendship, #Grief, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

The Homecoming (Part One)

He sat at the empty round table sipping watery black tea, wondering what had happened to those 75 years.  Of … More

#friendship, #Hawaii, #Memories, #ShortStory, #Time, #Travel, #WriterSaturday

The Downside of Town

My store is in a part of Chinatown that has so far avoided the magic wand of urban renewal.  Take … More

#Courtesy, #Customers, #Luck, #ShortStory, #Work, #WriterWednesday

Halloween

He despised children.  He sat there in the dark to make it look as though there was no one home.  … More

#fiction, #ShortStory, #Strangers, #WriterTuesday

A Prayer Answered

       Like his Army buddies, he decided to attend college on the GI Bill.  School sure beat dodging bombs and … More

#Choices, #HusbandsandWives, #Love, #ShortStory, #WriterSaturday

The Lurch (Part Three)

The day— it was night the last time he knew – had gone well.  The same routine since he’d retired.  … More

#Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterWednesday

The Lurch (Part Two)

He’d heard that phrase all his life, but never thought much about what it might mean.  Maybe he might’ve been … More

#Hawaii, #Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

The Lurch

When he came to, he was in the dark.  Calling out and receiving no response, he figured he was there … More

#Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

Beyond Sorry

“You don’t recognize me, do you?” She’s smiling at me, a good smile, the kind of smile that lights up … More

#ShortStory, #SmallWorldStory, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterFriday, Disability, Memory, Time

The Second Shot

Sickest I’ve ever been.  I don’t think anyone got annual flu shots back then.  At least I never heard of … More

#Covid, #Hawaii, #Illness, #ShortStory, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterThursday

Vaccination Reaction

Last Friday, brightly believing that I’d now become immune to Covid because of finally receiving the first of two Pfizer … More

#Covid, #Dreams, #Drugs, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

A History with Whiskey

Since I’ve retired, I’ve looked for things to do to fill out my routine.  One thing I’d never done before … More

#Drinking, #Ghosts, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday

The Fire Escape

The fire and the sirens woke everyone up.  The sky was bright orange and red.  I knew it when I … More

#Hawaii, #Neighbors, #Relationships, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

The Caretaker – Part Two

So he’d ceased all criminal activity.  Immediately.  It was like being hit with a magic wand by his fairy godmother.  … More

#gooddeeds, #Shoplifting, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday

The Caretaker – Part One

Maybe, he mused once, if it hadn’t been for marriage, he’d have ended up in prison.  Once he met Beatrice, … More

#Aging, #Hawaii, #Love, #Marriage, #Shoplifting, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterSaturday

Compassionate Care

Life had not gone the way he’d hoped since his retirement from teaching.  Instead of traveling the world, renovating his … More

#Death, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

Waiting

He thought, They’re waiting for me right now. In days gone by he used to believe this, but it was … More

#Death, #Ghosts, #OldAge, #ShortStory, #WriterThursday

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