Safety First (950)

What the hell? I glanced around the room, my heart beating like crazy, my breath coming in sharp, shallow stabs. I thought … More

Plan B (900)

The Blue Light Bar and Grill was jumping. “Whoa, it’s Wednesday night, brah, wrestling night,” Jerry said. “When the Civic Auditorium … More

Jerry and I sat out on the lanāi drinking. We could see Central Union Church across Beretania beyond the monkeypod trees … More

David Chan dreamt of his wife Elaine less often than he wished. It had been six years since she’d died. He dreaded … More

David Chan couldn’t figure if it were part of the riot, or if it were a separate incident. The riot had … More

The weather in Hawai‘i has changed. One distinctive feature of Christmas Break used to be non-stop rain. We were out of school … More

No one made Thanksgiving feasts like my mom. For one thing, the turkey was always juicy. I don’t know why, but that’s … More

Once again my heart rate went up as I carried my Martin guitar through the gate. They passed me along, maybe … More

It was snowing hard in Cleveland, but they were able to land us. My head pounded with the alcohol aftereffects from … More

It was an early flight, but when you’re young, you schedule those because you know it’ll be easy to get … More

Once upon a time, there was an interesting feature of their neighborhood. It was an old WWII style Quonset hut in … More

Lieutenant Chan walked in, discussed something with Detective Stillman, then asked me if I needed a ride. We drove down … More

Should I stay or should I go? I down the rest of my beer. I’m so tired, and between the beer and … More

Binding My father remains a mystery. Especially, and of course, now that he’s gone, I would like more than ever … More

I opened my eyes. The light blinded me. I knew I was in Queen’s. I had a horrible feeling. Something had happened to me, … More

I shivered. It felt like someone had shot up the room with an ice cannon. She was maybe 5’7”, short black … More

One father loved, one father, well, if not hated, at least not liked. I woke up in a sweat. An old … More

For a second it looked like Chan’s face was carved in granite. Then he relaxed, sipped his coffee. Dr. Kamaka came … More

He passed out. My hand went numb, and I pulled it away from his, wiped it on my pants. I’d say way … More

“It’s not clear why, Mr. Lee. Can you come to Queen’s Hospital right now?” I explained my reliance on the bus. At … More