A fairy tale convict, restrained in her tower cell, scratching those long, thin lines, doleful exercise, the shaky ones that … More
Author: Lanning Lee
Three, Two, One
He jumps in his car and drives,from the Oakland docks, remember?and drives fastO, Death, Ralph Stanley,running round on a loop, … More
Get Quiet
I watch as the party rages on across the way. It’s now officially after midnight, and no one’s phoned the … More
The Authors’ Voices
Like dog whistles we can’t be heard. If you could hear all of us, together, you’d never let us into … More
Missing Pages
I’m stapling together revised 5-year projections,our support staff still working remotely.I love this stapler, well worth the money,handling more than … More
Hunting for a Subject
I was sitting at the Tahitian Lānai piano barwith the actual Surgeon General of the United States,on vacation here in … More
Vinyl’s Final
Vinyl was as good as dead, but it’s making a comeback.Like Lazarus, LPs have risen from the grave.The last time … More
The Stuff of Dreams
The first time I traveled there, a lengthy journeyall the way from Hawai‘i, I was alreadyan old man, had long … More
The Taking of Medicine
Dave’s here from Wisconsin, and we’re swimming at Ala Moana Beach,despite the posted bright orange jellyfish warning signs.I’ve assured him … More
Old Enough to Deal
I liked to gamble back then,had to have the perfect dealer,searched hard for someone special. With her I had a … More
This six-foot wide divide
So we sit “beside” each other. We’re noteven supposed to be touching now I know.Oh, how that’s so not beside … More
Kū‘auhau (Genealogy)
Once upon a time there was a little girl from Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders, And there was a … More
The Lurch (Part Three)
The day— it was night the last time he knew – had gone well. The same routine since he’d retired. … More
The Lurch (Part Two)
He’d heard that phrase all his life, but never thought much about what it might mean. Maybe he might’ve been … More
The Lurch
When he came to, he was in the dark. Calling out and receiving no response, he figured he was there … More
Breakfast After a Bad One
Old lovers are ghosts, pass the pancakes,pass the syrup, blueberry, not maple, please,the way they shift themselves into our consciousness,when … More
Kauaʻi, Boys, Is nō ka ʻoi
EXTERIOR. ON THE BEACH AT KEKAHA, KAUAʻI, HAWAIʻI EVENING Four friends, BEANPOLE, BROWNIE, GOODIE, and PEANUT sit on the sand … More
Beyond Sorry
“You don’t recognize me, do you?” She’s smiling at me, a good smile, the kind of smile that lights up … More
The Second Shot
Sickest I’ve ever been. I don’t think anyone got annual flu shots back then. At least I never heard of … More
Hearing Loss
What’s that you’re saying under your breath,a curse or a blessing for me, you’ve done both well.I’ve grown to known … More