When they visit... friends and family, I take them to the redwoods up at Big Basin always driving the winding roads, the ones with...

2River View 32 Poems 42opus absent AGNI Alaska Quarterly Review American Poetry Review Anti- Backwards City Review Barn Ow...

When I was a young woman I visited my parent's house one summer, my two little girls with me. It was a cottage home, small, but cute. It...

I had in mind to re-discover an old recipe book I once had. Would it still be in print? I certainly couldn't find it at my local book st...

Deep within lies a slimy, pathetic Monster writhing in pain. We all know him. His own worst enemy, is he, only conscious of misery. He cann...

The other day my cell phone fell into a cup of Earl Grey tea. Today it is working just fine. What's my secret? you may ask. I'm glad...

were you but a memory to me you would fade away to dust but diamonds never fade ~~~~~~~~ In memory of those I love who succumbed to ...

When life feels bereft I ask myself, is this the zen of nothingness? Is this the empty nothing that all seek? empty so lonely ...

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Author: Elizabeth Buchan Bel Canto Author: Ann Patchett    Long Quiet Highway : Waking Up in America ...

. Dad's habit patting his bald head Mom rubbing her sore leg How straight is his profile from nose to chin... that "stif...

Insomnia til 3 AM. Awake at 6. Wow! I got three straight hours. Kitty brings his mousie. I throw. He chases and returns with his prize, over...

. My mother always said my sister Satsu was like wood; as rooted to the earth as a sakura tree. But she told me I was like water. Wat...

From Memories of a Geisha~~~ At the temple, there is a poem called "Loss", carved into the stone. It has three words...but the...

In college, my professor invited us all to his house for a barbecue, and swim. Our families were invited, too. We were thoroughly enjoying o...

"For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life."  ~~~ Cao Yu 1910 - 19...