He wasn’t a mean man. The lack of emotion that everyone saw in him, was just that. He no longer … More
Month: December 2021
The Pool of Desire
It’s all the deep end when you take the plunge.No shallow end exists, as you well know.It’s like one of … More
3rd Episode of My Latest Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Available Now
I’m happy to say that Episode 3 of my new Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on … More
Don’t, Please, Don’t!
The Police, I think about them all the time these days.This morning I’m standing in Starbucks,where they’ve removed the social … More
Safety Tips
Although we didn’t recognize each other immediately, we finally realize that we are acquainted. I don’t know what it is about … More
‘Tis (After) the Season
As I round the corner, I hear accordion music. There, on a bench outside of Macy’s Ala Moana, sit an … More
This and That and That
He’d read about why they put the chicken all that long way in the back of the store. It was what … More
Christmas, say, 60 years ago
Say 60 years ago this morning, my sister and I would have been awake much earlier than sunrise, earlier than … More
Side Effects
He’d never been big on lines, but this one he didn’t mind. It snaked back and forth between the stanchions … More
The Heart You’re Looking For
We come back day after daySearching for someone to holdWhen others walk away in loveWill we be here passing our … More
The Age of Ice
Reflecting on you and the lake ice, I watched how it broke upin wintertime, huge blocks working against each otheras … More
Pray for a Generation A
We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More
So I Notice My Electricity Bill Went Up
Two months ago, a pair of Hawaiian Electric workerscame to my house to install a state-of-the-art meterwith all the bells … More
This is an ex-poem
This used to be a poem, but now it’s not. I tried to make it pretty, but it didn’t turn … More
The 2nd Episode of My New Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Is Available on Vella
I’m happy to say that the 2nd episode of my new Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available … More
Some Costly Free Advice
Each new door is an opening on another dawn. Yawn. I sing, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song … More
A Four Leaf Clover Kind of Love
So I blew the first one, made a bad decision.Not a rookie mistake; newbies don’t choke so hard.We were getting … More
Some London Aloha
My sister and I are headed for the Royal Observatory, and we’ve decided to take a ride on the Thames … More
A Plea, not a Poem
I see it everywhere nowadays, some people becoming whom they were born to be, but so many others leaving the … More
The Family Recipe
I’m not sure where all he learned how to do it, but my father was a master cook. In fact … More