I’m happy to say that the second in the series of my Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based crime stories is now … More
Month: May 2022
Sojourn
More seen, more said, more heard, more thought, their bags packed ever heavier by travel as they go, the making … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 10
David Chan sat at the dining room table cleaning his service revolver. He always cleaned his personal one first, although … More
The Secret Keeper
Fortunate the mother who lives the unflawed life of lore, perfect, a smooth vase, snow white, the finest ashes left, … More
Save As and All That Jazz
This morning I’m frustrated. Again. It’s a dating problem. Story of my life. Ignoring, forgetting, misremembering, a typo. Each day I save … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 9.
Before they knocked on Glenn Makia’s door, Chan and Yamamoto walked out on the pier. The boat was a double-masted … More
We’ll Meet Again (for AT)
It’s April, the cruel one, and still heavy jacket chilly.Madison in April sometimes feel like mid-winter.I recall those odd days … More
Life’s Run
Milton stumbles shakily around Mānoa Valley amid traffic. Petrarch perambulates Punchbowl Cemetery perusing stark headstones of veterans. Shakespeare window-shops for … More
The Way We Walk
Once, walking through the forest where the Bayan Tree Plaza stands today,I stepped on a branch with a thorn so … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 8
When Chan arrived at the station, Yamamoto was already at his desk. “Anything?” asked Chan. “Yeah. Wow. You don’t look like you … More
The Palm-Reading Time
I see me catch the glass bowl admire my juggling as I stoop down I go in slow motion watch … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 7
From the outside, Tia’s Place on Kapahulu appeared to be another simple and unassuming restaurant and bar along Kapahulu Avenue. … More
Maybe You Can’t Fix What I Have
Broken when the US mail chokes how my letters take so much time is it there yet read it immediately … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 6
David Chan sat at his desk trying hard to read and not think about the keys. So if this athletic … More
