Making sense of who I am
ONE I was 13 when it happened. Here’s the thing though. 22 years later and I’m still not too sure WHAT exactly happened, I remember…
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The Happiest Place on Earth
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Fijians are happy people. Last December WIN-Gallup Interna onal rated us the world’s happiest na on. According to…
An excerpt from the novel, ‘Minor and Forgettable Miracles’
Now, years later, when I recall the events of that May in 1987, I am engulfed by sky. When all you have is flat earth,…
My Experiences with a Samoan Fofo in American Samoa
There is a saying by Murphy’s law: “Anything that can go wrong will.” My purpose in echoing these words is to narrate by giving the…
The Dead Voice of Baby Blue
It was a gloomy, mist-filled, cool, and assuaging peaceful morning on December 19, 1992 when Hurricane Ofa left its scorching marks on Tutuila Pago Pago,…