How to Tell When You're Rich
When I was a kid in Kuantan, Mangosteen was a delicacy. One of my father's buddies, Ah Fai, was a prosperous fruit-and-vegetable wholesaler, who operated a dusun in Gambang. more>>
The Best Time Of My Life
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me. more>>
Red Marbles
During the waning years of the Great Depression in a small southeastern Kansas community, I used to stop by Mr.Miller's roadside stand for farm fresh produce as the season made it available. more>>
The Precious Gift
Once upon a time, when God had finished making the world, he wanted to leave behind a piece of His own divinity, a spark of His essence, a promise to man of what he could become, with effort. more>>
The Wooden Bowl
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. more>>
