Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
This one is a BR 100 story entry under the theme “the lonely one” and has 490 words. The story, as originally told to me, caught my ear because of how a small, seemingly insignificant but symbolic act can tip the balance in a person's life. I also do believe, that there is something in this land that draws people back.
Words pour from their mouths
like water from a faucet
making promises
until we need them.
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It's strange, when I lived in Hawaii I never felt local. I didn't start to feel like I had a local, Hawaii identity until I interacted with people here in LA. 339 words.
322 words
783 words, 54 lines, Lucky you live Hawaii
I asked my mother once how I was made. Imagining then, that my outsides a single sheet of flesh sewn near the elbows, behind the knees in places I could not see. I did not know of science, biology, cosmetology; the anatomy of how things worked. Instead, I dreamed of great craftsmen, who with their…
100 words: Who you callin' one haole?
A children's story
My introduction for Jim Harstad at the 07/19/11 Wine & Words "Celebrate 100" event : )