One Day It Came to Him

Chris is meeting this grandmother and grandfather, Al and Sarah, for the first time. This is also the first time he’s … More

The House of Missing Keys, Part 5

First thing the next morning, David Chan called down to the evidence lock-up to find out if everything from the … More

She stopped for a moment to steady herself. The thought of this being what it’s like to have dementia crossed her … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Saturday 01.22.22. I eat fast food maybe four times a year. When I do, Burger … More

You might want to scream when you’re staring at the screen,wondering whether it’s frozen or not. It’s like the clock’s … More

When she had lost her job due to downsizing because of the pandemic, Michi imagined it was the end for … More

This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be … More

Say 60 years ago this morning, my sister and I would have been awake much earlier than sunrise, earlier than … More

Each new door is an opening on another dawn. Yawn. I sing, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song … More

No need to save anything on a board anymore, black or white, ephemeral chalk or marker. I’ve seen it in … More

I’m at the age where nostalgia’s candleburns bright.The yearning for something from the pastcan beunbearable at times,the bursting chest and … More

Always a favorite of minethat last meal with youwriting about it repeatedlyhow we dined at McDonald’sFilet-o-Fish and friesthe grandest of … More

Always my favorite, reliving this, under the Golden Arches, every single Filet-o-Fish, no, really, if you could have been here … More

Bored yesterday, I decided to go back to the beginningof the James Bond film franchise, to Sean Connery,still my favorite, … More

I will enter the vault in search of the song I believe I have spun here on old vinyl.Memory could … More

That first night without her was the longest one of your life. Those were the days you’d practice drinking gunslinger … More

Digging up a spade of rocky soil in that old ground took exertion enough for three or four of a … More

Her veined hand shakes as she grips the wooden bannister. The faint knocking at the door has awakened her again, … More

INT. ALOHA THRIFT SHOP – MORNING ANNA YOSHIMURA (late 20s) stands behind counter pricing used clothing items. The little bell over the … More

Jason turned back down the stairs, came into the study, and sat in front of his father’s desk. “I wanted … More