Love’s Not

Some primal urge to break abandoned factory windows with stones in passing,or to break a companion’s heart with hard words … More

Cooling

In the shade, he sat enjoying his shave iceunder a banyan tree, the sound of wavesrolling on, the wrinkled ocean … More

Redemption

Into our heavy shame wedges truth,sharp, an accusing guilt that can move usnowhere, cannot carry us back in timeto change … More

Remarkable

Her hand grips mine for the first timeand the dream becomes real. I bet she says, I’m the one you’ll … More

On the Beach

A steeple dynasty palm grows its spiked shadow umbrellaover sand’s losing battle, washed out by thin skimming water. They scatter, … More

To Autumn

Love might break in at Indian Summer,a mid-autumn drying then, and quick,remember Madison on fire,the multi-bright colored leaves,votive candles, how … More

Theme

So to forget about last night’s dream,a mass forgetting cannot happen too soon,you wake up and start the search again … More

Chapter 32: Regrouping

The four men grabbed beers and sat down at a table in the private back room of the Blue Light … More

Chapter 31: Jeffrey Tico, David Chan, and Bobby Stillman

There were two things David Chan disliked about his job. One was being designated as the face of HPD’s Homicide … More

Chapter 30: I’ll Kill Lieutenant Chan

Richard Han and Tommy Choi were not stupid men. They had risen to become Byung Yu’s right and left hand … More

Chapter 29: Bad News

The ride back to the station was hellacious for Chan in two ways. First, Philip Tico kept up his tirade … More

Chapter 28: Killer Love

Sung-min Kwon knew that there was a difference between thinking you’re in love and knowing it. Back in Korea, growing … More

“Fate,” Episode 5 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.

Chapter 27: Still More About Bobby Stillman

“Bobby, let’s go,” said Chan, moving toward the door. Stillman hung up the phone abruptly. “Oh, where to, boss?” “I’ll … More

Chapter 26: Kwon Sung-min Comes to Town

“I’m very sorry, sir, but as I explained to you on the phone, twice now, Miss Yu is unavailable.” Sung-min … More

Destiny

You will create more dusting stars one day the plotter plots a scythe swoosh hovering over growing weeds will call, … More

Chapter 25: A Little More About Bobby Stillman

Jumping in his car, Chan again cursed the fact that HPD allowed detectives to use their own cars, but they’d … More

Chapter 24: A Passage to Paradise

From that day on, Kang Yu took Sung-min Kwon under his wing. “The young man,” he often noted with great … More

Chapter 23: A Father’s Revenge

Chan came in early Sunday morning. He wanted to see what would transpire when his partner arrived. Bobby Stillman showed … More

Chapter 22: A Son’s Revenge

Kang Yu’s second-in-command approached Sung-min while he practiced throwing his knives on the edge of the pistol firing range. “That’s … More