We didn’t pass, I thought, when I was what, getting new glasses,so I didn’t see you, pretty sure, out the … More
Month: March 2023
How To Kill Superman
“Yes, of course,” said Byung Yu. “If – I mean when you kill David Chan, you will have killed Honolulu’s … More
No Toying Around with This Unhappy Meal
Right outside my window I watch them ripple,the woven snares, feather tapestries billowing lighton intermittent breezes turning art into performance. … More
Like Father, Like Son
His son, David Jr., still lived at home. This was good. He was finishing up his English major at UH … More
All Our Summers Find One Winter’s End
The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our … More
The Innocent
It had become dangerous for the universities to remain open. Still, I begged my parents to let me attend. In … More
Wellspring
In every family there is one central soul,the energetic heart that pumps life blood to all,the bond of it all … More
Let’s Kill Lieutenant Chan
Everything she said could have, should have, bothered him, if he were normal. But it didn’t because he wasn’t normal at … More
A Last Wave
Feel sorry for her? That’s a good way to ruin a teenager’s weekend.This is not the way, say, for an … More
A Sleepless Night
He thought about how a bullet travels at 1700 miles per hour, so if you see it, it’s only for … More
A Visiting
“Ay, it’s the cost of everything these days that drives me crazy. Nowadays I’m only rolling my own.” Chris could … More
What’s Done
Pressing themselves, all of them, into permanent wallflowers, these young people gone flat at functions, standing still, eyes lasers on … More
Surviving a Second Attempt
“Where’d he come from?” asked Stillman, bending down to see what if any damage had been done when he dropped … More
The Final Movement
Our father says the sound is loud enough to wake the dead. The music is alive tonight in infinite weathered … More
A Hired Hand
The blade was so sharp, Wang was tempted to run it against his thumb. Blood fascinated him. Even his own. … More
Hardly Living
To be in peak health and die in your sleep, unaware of a painless passing, this is the way I … More
Holy Night
It was madness to treat you like some character locked in a box, for all I knew, you suffering too … More
I’m Listening Still
“I don’t see it that way,” you say, and I begin the wonder why.We sit cross legged on the floor … More
“One of the Scams,” Episode 6 of my latest Lt. David Chan mystery, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform
Celebratory Beers
When is a beer not a celebratory beer? This is not a riddle. Every beer I drink with relatives and … More
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