I have never written a story or a poem the way I wanted to write it. Something always gets in the … More
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Reminding the Gaps
At a reading a couple weeks back, I read a piece about some of the encounters I’d had with racist … More
Wintering Over
I would watch the lake ice break upMonstrous blocksCompeting for space as they expandedWorking against each otherConstantly shifting positionsAt night … More
Thought Time Stopped
For sure with no more counting up or downWith no key sought to wind a forward sweepOr so it seemed … More
That’s the One
I enter the vaultWhere lights never workOnly the dimmest glowSeeping through the open doorHelps me hunt In here lies every … More
Dream Burial
When I understood he understoodI answered him with OkayThe blank expression on my faceDisguising my anguishAt his answer of OkayA … More
Home Bound
I hand-built this pitcher with care for youDid not thrown it mechanically on a wheelBut the hairline cracks from the … More
How the Riff-Raff Celebrate Aloha Friday
Friday nights, pau hanaAt an unnamed venueA group plays traditional Hawaiian musicThe crowds come in drovesJam the inside seating areaJam … More
Where I Can’t Smile
The therapeutic child asks meWhat it is that turns us backThis pharma baby lecturing on progressQuestions my lack of forward … More
Aloha Pants
Between skinny dipping and vanaThere is a fine timeUntil one thin spineBreaks off in my heelThe blood streaked trailBack to … More
32: Uncle Snuffy’s Gone
The view from the top of Wilhelmina Rise had always impressed Chan. Before he rang the doorbell, he stood on the … More
23: David Han
When Chan awoke, he found Kathy already gone. After a simple breakfast of a soft-boiled egg on toast, he sat down … More
17: Two Wongs
The old woman was not sitting on the second-floor lānai, glowering down on her domain, when Chan and Hank Lee … More
14: The Mind Boggles
As I come to, it feels as if someone has jammed a six-inch blade through the middle of my skull. The … More
8: Chaos and Order
There was no one to wake him up this time, but Chan did come to in the dark. His head pounded. … More
When love finds me
Arms open wideWrap me up tightFor a bright springAnd melt into mellow summer Where love’s the dream aliveFor me like lifeWarm hours … More
The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave
In graduate school, my social life consists almost exclusively of visits to my two best friends, Mel and his wife, … More
Chapter 26: Mysteries Solved
It seemed like a year since we’d been able to relax when we met at the Blue Light. The four of … More
Chapter 21: Sean Daniel and James Bond
“Sean, maybe give us the why before the how.” Chan and Kelso sat beside Daniel’s bedside. He was still not … More
Chapter 17: A Funny Guy
He took large, hard bites that made my teeth hurt to watch. His noisy swallowing reminded me of the sound … More
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