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Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

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Island Myths with a Modern Twist

Pele in therapy. Maui as superhero. The cannibal king O‘ahu Nui in a world of shady deals and political corruption. The star-crossed naupaka lovers as Honolulu high-school sweethearts. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, old meets new as Hawai‘i’s best writers, including Ian MacMillan, Maxine Hong Kingston, W.S. Merwin, Victoria Kneubuhl, Alan Brennert and more, present favorite myths and legends in surprising contemporary settings. Here are 17 tales of old Hawai‘i—lovingly reimagined and retold for the 21st century.

Editor Christine Thomas is a freelance features and travel writer and book critic.

Full list of contributing writers:

A.A. Attanasio
Robert Barclay
Alan Brennert
Timothy Dyke
J. Freen
Darien Gee
Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui
Christopher Kelsey
Maxine Hong Kingston
Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Ian Macmillan
Marion Lyman-Mersereau
W.S. Merwin
Wayne Moniz
Gary Pak
J. Arthur Rath III
Christine Thomas

Softcover; 176 pp
Editor: Christine Thomas
Release Date: November 2011

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EXCERPTS:
"No Look Back" by Timothy Dyke
"If You GoogleEarth 1188 Bishop Street" by J. Freen
"Pele in Therapy" by Darien Gee
"Language of the Geckos" by Gary Pak
"Places of Entry" by Christine Thomas
"Sex, Love and the Mighty Fine Structure Constant" by A.A. Attanasio

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