Kiana Davenport

punaheleFavored Childwai'anae coast, 1964Morning, the air astonishingly clear. The sky so unblem-?shed and uncle, there is divinity in the light. Sun and heat already strong, the shapes of all things are revealed. Old roosters crowing, shopkeepers yawning, rolling back iron window grilles. The...

Rabaul New Britain, 1942 ". . . Soon the 'iwa bird will fly. Huge mammal waves will breach and boom. It will be Makahiki time. Autumn in my islands She sits up quickly in the dark, taking her body by surprise. Her fingers roam her face, a face once nearly flawless. She drags her knuckles down...

Das Haus der weißen Sarongs Jess Montgomery saß in einem Flugzeug, das nach Westen schwebte, dem Sonnenuntergang entgegen. Der Mann neben ihr, der einen giftfarbenen Drink umklammert hielt, musterte sie eindringlich, ein für allemal, damit er keinen Gedanken mehr an sie verschwenden mußte;...