On the Clock

She tells me she has never been late for an event in her life. I examine my watch. It is … More

The Tellers of the Tales

They are the scalpels into the heart of the storyCatalogers of the tales of life, of death, and beyondSpeakers of … More

Count Up

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

Note to Self

Please, can you snap out of it, please? The pandemic’s loosening up its death grip a bit now. Don’t think … More

Fair Game

The hole in the snowbank was deep, and as I peered into it, I imagined I was looking at some … More

To See What He Had Seen — Part Ten

Jason Yu had been attracted to Kathy Thurston for a long time.  In school, a senior, he’d noticed her, a freshman, … More

To See What He Had Seen — Part Six

Yu sat steaming at his desk.  Nothing that affected his enterprise should ever escape notice.  He had informants planted everywhere, had bought … More

The Gift of Quick Disclosure

She asked what it was before she unwrapped it. Do you ever wonder why people ask that about gifts?It’s as … More

Odds Are

It’s best to be born mid-century.I was born in 1954, just a babe in the nuclear age.If you come in … More

Photo Album

RandyIwalani LiaMickey Me MinnieLeina‘ala Robert RolandAlisha MeishaPeleMe Karen MRod RhondaEllen BettyPaul Karen LChris JonAudrey Me Kaori TinaMerle Snoopy JunkoAllison M … More

The Mango Tree

I was trimming the mango tree that afternoon, a long time ago now. My soul is sick without you, and … More

Disappearances

That was a long time ago and I’d never known about it. None of our mutual friends had mentioned it … More

Accident

We’d collected tops, when they became a fad, nearly eclipsing yoyos.You replaced the nylon or cheap metal tips with nails,then … More

Miserable Musicians

There once were two moron musiciansWho were wise about public admissionsThey thought white was rightTold their fans so – that … More

A Haunting

Always pictured as a dark forest in ever after land, a hollow space opening up to a cavernous clearing, echoing … More

The Backstroke

My specialty was the backstroke,that perhaps because I associated it least with drowning,my head above water the entire time.I would … More

To Be at Sea

I’d like to finish round and glossy with some good I’ve done.Is any excuse good enough in the end for … More

Him

Whether the news affected her, he couldn’t say for sure, never knowing that deeper, secretive view her heart had taken … More

A City That Is Very Dear

Frances Silverwood and David Lindemanused my home, Pacific Heights,in their 1919 song, “Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again.” Commissioned to … More

Starry Night

All nature towers over and around us, ancient forests and hills ever surround us, the moon and stars and endless … More