About Me
Now based in Honolulu, HI, Michael Puni graduated from Central Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in English: Professional and Creative Writing. He plans to freelance his writing and publish his creative works, not limited to poetry, fiction, and music journalism, and personal writing through this platform, all the while pursuing a modeling career. Beyond his career goals, he loves to read, write, attend concerts, work out, dance, and spend time with family and friends.
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Sun dressed in an off-white skirt, orange tarnish a patina. With scooters scanning the cul-de-sac, where parents walk with their phones like a pair of gloves. Where chalk marks stretch their limbs on the concrete, and the bedrock sandpapered into a sandbox. Where boys come from the hood and under the transmission, with their wrenches…
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We slouch our bodies in the back of a red Toyota Tacoma outside Miki’s, where late-night cruisers and construction workers share the same curb for Filipino-local plate lunches. Motorcyclists burn so much rubber I’ve to bring the recorder up to our ears. An AriZona iced tea can lounges in his lap, while a Celsius in…
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“Nasty” Nate, coined during his high school football laurels, traveled with Nathan Taylor to the University of Auburn in 2010, where he was part of the sixth-year NCAA National Championship reign under the Auburn Tigers, #49. When deciding on a stage name years later, he contemplated “DJ Seoul,” a quip that bridged his Black and…
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Half-full vodka handles, Funyun bags, and oversized jorts clogged the backseat. Every weekend, the items shuffled. Candy wrappers replaced 7-Eleven hot dog foil. A left Twix that melted to fudge on the floor; not one person noticed. Our friends piled their limbs over one another, like mannequins taken down from display. Alcohol reeked over the car…
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