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Sleepless in Hawai’i

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November 30, 2025December 2, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 5 Comments

It's senseless to be sleepless after the day we just had. I should be knocked out and snoring full-bore, but I haven't slept. It's not distressing the way sleeplessness sometimes is. I've sat on the balcony with my head on my arms on a cushion on the ledge, just watching the waves under the half-moon. … Continue reading Sleepless in Hawai’i

Beat to Hell

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November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 10 Comments

It's only natural that most of us try to keep most of our possessions in unspoiled and "like-new" condition for as long as possible. We don't like it when our phone-screens get webbed with cracks, or the paint chips off our cars, or the knees go out in our jeans (well, maybe that's still fashionable … Continue reading Beat to Hell

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    Keshav Porwal on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJune 29, 2026

    Hii Kana Didi can you please check your email

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    Katherine Mary on What is WRONG With People?June 9, 2026

    Okay, this post made me laugh and feel sorry for you at the same time. I'm also one of those…

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    Katherine Mary on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJune 9, 2026

    Whoa, I absolutely love this post! (And that last photo is amazing — I love your nails, by the way.)…

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    Bridget Malone on If the Present is a Gift, so is the PastMay 28, 2026

    The past is left behind. But some people get stuck in the past.

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    benmunya12 on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 19, 2026

    A Father’s Humble Appeal to My Readers and Friends Around the World Dear Readers, Friends, and Fellow Authors, I write…

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~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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