The Big Knife

At my house, growing up, we had the Big Knife. I don’t know if it was the same at your … More

High Stakes

Ed had been in a bad auto accident. More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More

Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at Hawai‘i University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More

I’m guessing someone’s died out here tonight. He’d been brought up in the Lutheran Church, his Grandmother and then his … More

She watched him every morning, very closely, waiting for something. He would sit slumped in his seat at the table. … More

Mrs. Cho’s gift was guiding spirits to the afterlife. People who knew about her ability – and this was all … More

Robert Morgado did pest control. His father had done pest control, and so had his grandfather. When his wife said “Nuff already, … More

Is it because he wants to have the moon here with him?Does he want to eat itfor all he knows … More

I stare into a mirror sometimeswhere we bathed in a fiery lakebaby seen over my shoulder those gray eyesI can’t … More

Mrs. Robertson added, “We go to Europe frequently for Lambert’s business, but we manage to vacation a good deal.” “Yes, … More

Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More

I dreaded visiting Heels in O‘ahu Prison. Not because of going into the prison, but because of having to see him. … More

I explained to Chan how Eugene Kanai called a few hours ago, said he wanted to tell me something he … More

I read you again, silent words and fading pagesturn them, weighing the paperthe memory of our first touchI close my … More

My neighbor has an elephant dressed like Santa up on his roof. Every night when it gets dark, he plugs it … More

He’s only a speck when he comes to town, before he grows larger, becomes recognized at the edge as a … More

A one, and a two: When I was living Chapter 21, it was a very good year . . . … More

I know this may be hard to believe, but there was a time once, many moons ago, when English majors … More

It was time, my parents decided, for me to learn how not to drown. We live in Hawai‘i, so we’re surrounded … More

Two things I do know for sure about my first year on this planet. One, I was an aggressive breast feeder. This … More