Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Blue Elephant (down) I’m not into tattoos. The first thing I ask a woman who’s interested in taking a relationship further is if she’s got any. If she says ‘yes,’…
At 4 I was given a dip net and catch bucket. The net’s wooden handle kept me at arms length from the creatures I scooped up, while the bucket had…
A Life Paper waterfall A mountain of scraps slides downward Unreadable handwritten notes Yellowed newsprint Forgotten bills and receipts Recipes torn from magazines I was so inspired Books buried among…
Prompt: Feed your demons/ malasadas Bottom Up (demons first) If you feed your demons a dozen malasadas they will want a dozen manapuas to balance out the sweet; a…
Along coastline communities with their climate-controlled gyms and apocalyptic landscapes The rising water of Monsoons and High Noons that batter the island Through covered connections to structural seduction of kosher,…
Passing It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.” And you sure don’t envy them, she thought, for having earned that one leg up….
Okie Dokie, Happy February to all you writers out there in, er, writerland. First off, have you checked over under the blogs to see if you won10 Bamboo Bucks for…