Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Bet (100 words) “Do it,” was the last thing my grandmother ever said to me. 24 hours later, she was dead; slipped away in her sleep, joining my grandfather in whichever version of heaven they believed in. She was so funny: how she could always tell when I was hesitating, when something was taking too…
500 words I didn’t show up expecting much. I decided last minute to ride my bike all the way from Waialua to watch the Eddie. I’ve gone almost every time it’s run. I was 16 at the first contest in 1985. I thought for sure I’d be invited to compete by now, but you might…
Signposts (100 words) Our writing prompt was an odd one. “What does it mean to be a good ancestor?” Most of my classmates described notable and/or beloved members of their family trees. My mind went a different way. A good ancestor leaves a footprint for future children. It may be the image of a hand…
Okay, let’s kick off the New Year with one of Jim Harstad’s favorites. Some of you have done this before, so you know that it’s an exercise in revising your work. For this exercise, you’ll be posting a pair companion pieces in the same post. The first piece will be exactly 100, 200, 300, 400,…