He had a hot tip. “I wish I could tell you, my love,” said Chad, simultaneously fixing his face in … More
Month: February 2023
A Booking
An old man, a strange one, people said, ran the tiny bookstore that had withstood the covid test. You may … More
“Love and Money,” the 4th episode of my latest Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on Kindle Vella.
Dream Dream Dream
Seen it. Seen it. Yeah. Seen it. Seen it. Oh, man. Seen it. Seen it. Geez. Oh, hey, how’s it … More
All Done Online
“I hope you have a great time in Korea,” I say to him. “I’ve always wanted to go there, but … More
The Odor
For as far back as I can recall in my childhood, I collected baseball cards. There was a period when … More
Down and Out
I’m working on the daily Wordle, my obsession, when my phone vibrates. At first, I try to ignore it, deep … More
The Perfect Price
“Like magic!” That’s what she thought, opening the package to find it was exactly what she’d thought about buying at … More
If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck
I did not recognize Keola. If you’ve not seen someone for, say, 25 years, you might have little difficulty recognizing … More
Blue Elephant
I’m not into tattoos. The first thing I ask a woman who’s interested in taking a relationship further is if … More
Good Save
In my trips to China with my Qi Gong master, I’ve been able to visit places even many Chinese have … More
Time Was Money
There was no escape. Time and tide, they say, but collectors are the same in that respect. They do not … More
Not That Hungry
Chris had no idea his father knew something about formal Filipino weddings. His father had warned him that not all … More
Example
“So, I read your papers,” said Mr. Yang. “How many times do I have to tell you, folks, never to … More
Lost in Thought
Thinking I don’t feel like anything’s slowing down for meyet, bolting out of a house of wood and stone, gonefrom … More
Poisoning
Besides roach and ant traps, this time Alika added rat poison. He’d started hearing them at night. In between the … More
Fame and Misfortune
Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.– Susan Ertz This … More
Practice
Shouldn’t everyone who attends a high school class reunion, he thought, have something interesting to talk about? Don’t we all … More
Passion
Lia would drink a bottle or two of wine whenever that passion dwindled down for a time these days. It’s … More
Two Alike
It had been a while. She sat there like a little jewel, the sun sparkling on her back when he … More