It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More
Tag: #Work
The Filmmaker
He’d switched from champagne to beer. He’d disappeared from the reception down in the main ballroom, and I’d decided to … More
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
Figuring
“I will travel more as I’m able to do so,” Lehua said to herself. It was like a mantra some … More
Buyer Beware
I’ve sold everything from houses in Kāhala to potato peelers and vacuum cleaners. You saw Lucille Ball as a saleswoman tossing … More
Front
It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More
Disillusion
After all, once you’ve discovered something that’s important enough,learned all about a subject that eventually shapes your entire world,found a … More
Hope
Memorization came easily for her, and at her first awarenessof this, she assumed everyone had been born equally able.As she … More
Lifesaver
He’d joined on the Daegu because his uncle captained that long-line vessel.It was grueling work, worse his stomach betrayed him … More
Hiatus
A break for her came, the grading of papers and the teaching done.The quiet pulse of what’s to do next, … More
Value
The work wasn’t easy, more like hard play. She wasa busy barista, true, and all of the manic franticnessof rush … More
Pro Bono
Have you ever been at that point in a project where you’re just about finished, but there’s some nervousness making … More
Job Description
(Please Note: My postings are always rough drafts. By the time you see them, I’ve sometimes made changes/corrections, maybe even … More
Latte Days
She sells coffee as a living at 22 young years,this whip-smart barista with the green hairtoday, red hair yesterday, and … More
All the Hours of the Day and Night
I don’t know which of the 12 hours I love more,the half that’s a.m., or the half that’s p.m.I’d always … More
Carbon Copy
Turns the fingers, hands of sloppy, floppy people smudgy. Muck your hands around and blacken paper, shirt, cheek. Handwashers of … More
Happy Some Before Dawn
Quieter, still quieter, quiet down the energy pent up today, for such recklessness cannot sit wasting by the window ledge … More
It’s ending a lot to look like Christmas
Nordstom finally took down their Christmas window displays. They’re not the last store at Ala Moana Shopping Center to do … More
Splurge
When she had lost her job due to downsizing because of the pandemic, Michi imagined it was the end for … More
So I Notice My Electricity Bill Went Up
Two months ago, a pair of Hawaiian Electric workerscame to my house to install a state-of-the-art meterwith all the bells … More