https://dawnakemi.com/2025/04/23/dear-openai-i-know-youre-reading-this/2025-09-01T15:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2025/06/20/%f0%9f%94%97-the-tower-that-said-they-were-free/2025-09-01T15:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2025/07/23/the-offer/2025-09-01T15:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2025/04/24/i-became-an-actor/2025-04-24T16:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/about/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/shifter-first-draft.jpgShifter first draftMe and My Manuscript2025-04-18T23:05:25+00:00weekly0.6https://dawnakemi.com/2025/04/18/meet-the-novel-pono-and-aloha-vs-the-zero-sum-game/2025-04-18T22:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2024/07/20/pono-and-aloha-content-warnings-and-spoiler-alerts/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.pngimage2024-09-25T18:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/05/02/an-encounter-with-death-an-excerpt/2024-07-23T17:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2016/07/20/the-calf/2025-07-12T03:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/10/08/ode-to-my-nice-neighbor/2013-12-13T20:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/07/02/job-searching-102-easy-come-easy-go/2013-07-05T15:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/02/22/an-encounter-with-death/2013-07-02T16:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/05/04/bread-and-pickles-death-and-dying/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mom_bread1.jpgMom's BreadMy Mom's Breadhttps://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baby_clothes.jpgMy Baby ClothesOnce upon a time, I wore these.2013-05-11T15:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/an-encounter-with-death/2013-05-03T01:24:43+00:00weekly0.6https://dawnakemi.com/2013/03/15/decisions-decisions/2013-03-18T14:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/02/28/the-collapse-of-a-sad-spirit/2013-03-01T20:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/08/26/charm-above-circumstance/2013-02-27T17:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/02/20/random-customer-feedback/2013-02-27T20:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2013/02/02/my-so-called-double-life/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cover_r02.jpgAn Encounter With DeathHot off the online presses: An Encounter With Death. After a series of emotional setbacks, Vanessa, is filled with despair. She decides to take control of her destiny, but like her life, nothing turns out as planned. Wanting to meet her maker, she instead has an encounter with Death. A sexy and magical tale of the power of love to heal. Intended for mature audiences. Available for $.99 at Smashwords and Amazon.2013-02-21T02:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/11/12/vegas-or-kitties/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/napa_sonoma_yin_yang.jpgYin Yang KittiesYin Yang Kitties: they taught me about life and death.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/litterbox.jpglitterboxPrecious memories.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/napa_sonoma_dawn_1994.jpgKittens!The beginning of an 18 year journey.2013-01-07T17:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/10/16/too-old-to-live/2012-12-03T18:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/10/01/branding-myself/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dawn_color.jpgColor Headshothttps://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dawn_bw.jpgBlack and White Headshot2012-10-01T17:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/09/17/reading-wine-and-a-dog/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/little_man.jpgJackMy dog, Jack, says, "Let them eat steak!"2012-09-18T15:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/09/10/you-can-come-home-again-redux/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/farewell_dad_d.jpgfarewell dadMy Mom and Dad. Farewell, my beloved father. Though your brilliance fades like a setting sun, your spirit will forever shine in my heart.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lei_airport_d.jpgsisters at honolulu airportSisters, smiling through tears. Airport departures are always poignant.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/farewell_kailuabeach_d1.jpgfarewell kailua beachKailua Beach was my favorite beach. Once a wide expanse of white sands, it's become a victim of beach erosion. In fact, all of Oahu and Hawaii suffer from disappearing beaches. The beaches in front of the famed Outrigger and Royal Hawaiian hotels have to import sand from California, Australia, and other Hawaiian beaches to keep them alive. Locals complain about the coarseness and color of the imported sand. This hasn't happened in Kailua and during high tide, the beach is all but gone, and the waves lap tragically at tree roots.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lucky_gecko_d.jpglucky geckoGeckos in the home are considered good luck. I like them because they eat bugs I don't like. This visitor to my parent's home, was roughly an inch long and has unusual markings. They're usually a dull brown monotone.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/koolau_d.jpgkoolauThe Ko'olau Mountains were the backdrop to bike riding, skateboarding, and kickball on my childhood street. The grey strip near the mountain base is the H3 freeway and didn't mar the soaring emerald green as a child. It's an intrastate Interstate Highway, built with Federal funding to link the Pearl Harbor Naval Base with the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base and satisfy national defense needs. Though its an engineering marvel and, at $1.3 billion, one of the most expensive Interstate Highways ever built, its also sore on my nostalgic eyes.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kaelepulu_pond_d.jpgkaelepulu pondMy sister now lives by Ka'elepulu Pond. Its stretch of canal lends beauty to many backyards.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hala_d.jpghalaAnother tree with exposed roots, the hala tree is found all over Hawaii. The entire plant was used by ancient Hawaiians. The leaves were woven into hats and mats. Flowers are sweet smelling and were used as a preservative. The trunk yielded pipes and posts. Parts of the fruit were fashioned into paint brushes and leis. Punahou School, the alma mater of President Obama, uses an image of the hala in its school seal.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/childhood_playground_d.jpgchildhood playgroundThis stream runs through my neighborhood. It was a playground for my sister and me. It still murmurs with the fairytale magic inspired by my childhood imagination.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/poke_d.jpgpoke Another favorite is ahi poke (pronounced like Gumby and Pokey). Ahi is a type of tuna. The salad consists of raw tuna and various other ingredients, typically seaweed, soy sauce, ginger, and green onions. Since my childhood, the concept has expanded exponentially to include such flavors as California poke, inspired by the California sushi roll, and made with avocado and cream cheese. Our local grocery stores serve them out of their deli counters.https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/luau_d.jpgluauA visit to Hawaii always includes a luau. My lunch here included kalua pig, lau lau, lomi lomi salmon, squid luau, chicken long rice, poi, and haupia for desert. In Hawaii, chopsticks are as ubiquitous as forks.2012-09-11T01:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/09/04/how-to-be-a-tin-god/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/freedom.jpgfreedomEmployee rights?2012-10-21T23:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/album/2012-09-04T05:54:06+00:00weekly0.6https://dawnakemi.com/2012/08/20/job-searching-101-early-warning-signs-your-employer-is-a-jerk/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dawn_mc.jpgServer for HireServer for Hire2012-09-17T21:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/05/21/passages-3/2012-08-21T04:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/08/12/the-art-of-persistence/2012-08-13T00:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/08/05/the-gold-crown-incident/2012-08-06T05:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/07/23/you-can-come-home-again/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sisters8.jpgSisters!Sisters!2012-08-23T05:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/05/31/birthday-bitch-2/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dawn_at_50.jpgdawn_at_50Today is the last day of my birthday month and my 50th birthday.2013-05-05T17:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/05/27/young-love-in-old-people/2012-05-28T04:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/28/how-to-ask-out-your-server/2012-05-02T05:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/26/silly-slips-of-the-tongue/2012-04-28T00:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/22/gray-is-the-new-black/2012-04-22T18:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/13/analyzing-mr-pig-man/2012-04-13T23:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/07/pink-slime/2012-04-09T00:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/04/01/the-perils-of-being-dawn/2012-04-01T17:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/03/29/vanity-plates/2012-04-01T16:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/2012/03/23/senior-discount/2012-03-29T22:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.com/contact-me-2/2012-02-28T21:56:27+00:00weekly0.6https://dawnakemi.com/2012/02/18/dawn-of-a-new-site/https://dawnakemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fix00061.jpgThis writer will soon be writing in this blog.This writer will soon be writing in this blog.2012-03-24T19:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://dawnakemi.comdaily1.02025-09-01T15:04:49+00:00