All the Swimmers Are Strong

“What’s he done? Lady, that is what David Chan will get out of the guy who just plugged your hubby. Either he … More

I think I’ve known him all my life

I’ve decided I’m old enough to saythat time does not heal all wounds.I know this because I’ve experiencedthe kind ofgriefthat … More

I went back to my office. Some woman was waiting. I was anxious to get to the bottom of Kama and Eugene’s … More

Chan had a witness. It looked to the witness like the victim had been swimming and a woman had saved him … More

The end of the carnival of light and soundthe summertime fairgroundof Ferris wheel and rollercoaster rideslaughter a million miles from … More

When I was growing up, every neighborhood had someone like Mrs. Matayoshi. If there were someone living near you who had … More

It was that booming sound of rage, so thrillingto witness the angry sloshup of hydrologic forces,brimming froth and foam and … More

Never start a piece of writing offering your reader advice. What you will find, I have reason to believe, is that … More

When I would hear my friends talk about what their children were going through to get their driver licenses, I … More

My parents never held back when it came to providing us with a variety of cultural experiences. One of these was … More

The Terrible Twos? Hell. Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3? Curses. I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More

The second thing I remember is my 4th birthday party,five red wax candles burning on a pink cake, the extra one … More

A man standing in front of Chan, turned to face him. “Oh wow,” the man said, “look who’s here. If it … More

I wouldn’t get caught dead in Dubai, so probably then in the endthe tallest building I’ll ever have visited in … More

Chan gathered himself in the corridor outside Conrad Jones’s room. Now he would have to tell him about his son’s death. One … More

I am hiking up Pālolo Valley with my friend Olav. We’ve brought along way more than enough beer to fuel … More

As with Mr. Martìnez, Mr. Flores’s room was tidy, everything packed, and there was an airline ticket indicating that he’d … More

It’s possible I may live longer than my parents did.Desperation for more time should affect me with less intensitymaybe, given … More

In his mind, Chan had just knocked Yu down on the floor and was kicking his teeth in. “David?” Yamamoto brought … More

“We are considered by your country to be a third-world country. They say we are 100 years behind you. Do you think … More