I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 06.05.2009
We went to Haleiwa on the North Shore for shave ice! Our favorite shave ice shop is Aoki’s, although the more famous shave ice store is Matsumoto’s. We prefer Aoki’s because the syrups taste better.



Also, I love the homemade soaps they sell here:
The Soap Cellar has lots of aromatherapy stuff like candles and soaps. I especially like the handmade soaps, which are made with kukui nut oil, macadamia nut oil, olive oil, coconut oil, and palm oil, plus essential oils. I bought a ton of soaps which will last me the rest of the year!
We went to Haleiwa on the North Shore for shave ice! Our favorite shave ice shop is Aoki’s, although the more famous shave ice store is Matsumoto’s. We prefer Aoki’s because the syrups taste better.



Also, I love the homemade soaps they sell here:

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