Prompt: Fact that reads like fiction I stare out the window. I see two men leaning against the wall with needles in their hands, one man bends to stick a needle into his ankle. Across the street a man on a moped holds a sword and begins to shout curses to the sky with his…

I was idling in math class staring at an algebra equation that I couldn’t balance properly when in my periphery, Mr. Morita cruised in and headed straight for Mrs. Peralta’s desk. I’m not psychic, but I knew in my gut he was here for me. As they chatted, Mrs. Peralta glanced my way. That only…

How much would you pay for a slice of pickle from a McDonald’s cheeseburger? Plastered on a ceiling by the juice of its ketchup? The ceiling of the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland? “Pickle” is a piece described as “a sculptural gesture,” an examination of “the way value and meaning is generated between people.” What…

The taking of my wheels came earlier than expected, I tripped over a fan cord ER doc said I have FOOSH Fall On Outstretched Hand X-rays confirmed small fracture on my right wrist, no surgery needed. I exited the ER with a sugar tong splint, Contrary to the delicate imagery of sipping tea on the…

Pack the pickup. Traverse the twisty, two-lane road from Waimea Canyon. Watch the scenery shift. Feel the air transform. Arrive at our favorite spot… Set up under the cluster of ancient pines. Relax beneath branches that shaded generations of families, silent witness to legacies of love and tradition. Gaze into trails that lead to serene…