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Aloha. I'm an author of prose and poetry living in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Please read with me, comment, and share your own writing.

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Author: Lanning Lee

I am a writer of both prose and poetry. I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I would like to see this site be one of comments and sharing of your own pieces. Together I hope we can grow our writing.

Grab Hold and Come On In

A fairy tale convict, restrained in her tower cell, scratching those long, thin lines, doleful exercise, the shaky ones that … More

#sonnetsfromhawaii, #WriterMonday

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

#Death, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Time, #Wisconsin, #WriterSunday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Courtesy, #Neighbors, #Pandemic, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Literature, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterFriday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Covid, #Pandemic, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Animals, #Drinking, #OnWriting, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Smoking, #WriterWednesday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Music, #Nostalgia, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Time, #WriterTuesday

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

#Aging, #Animals, #Memory, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Scotland, #Travel, #WriterMonday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #HawaiiSonnets, #Injuries, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Swimming, #WriterSunday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Gambling, #Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

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

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #Dating, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterFriday

Kū‘auhau (Genealogy)

Once upon a time there was a little girl from Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders, And there was a … More

#2021AprilPADChallenge, #family, #GivingBirth, #HusbandsandWives, #Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Wisconsin, #WriterThursday

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

#Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterWednesday

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

#Hawaii, #Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

The Lurch

When he came to, he was in the dark.  Calling out and receiving no response, he figured he was there … More

#Mystery, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

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

#Dreams, #Ghosts, #Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Relationships, #WriterSunday

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

#Changes, #Childhood, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Learning, #PlayScript, #TakingChances, #Teenagers, #WriterSaturday

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

#ShortStory, #SmallWorldStory, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterFriday, Disability, Memory, Time

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

#Covid, #Hawaii, #Illness, #ShortStory, #Travel, #Wisconsin, #WriterThursday

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

#Love, #OldAge, #Relationships, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #Time, #WriterWednesday

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  • Grab Hold and Come On In 13 Apr 2021
    A fairy tale convict, restrained in her tower cell, scratching those long, thin lines, doleful exercise, the shaky ones that … More
    Lanning Lee
  • Three, Two, One 11 Apr 2021
    He jumps in his car and drives,from the Oakland docks, remember?and drives fastO, Death, Ralph Stanley,running round on a loop, … More
    Lanning Lee
  • Get Quiet 11 Apr 2021
    I watch as the party rages on across the way. It’s now officially after midnight, and no one’s phoned the … More
    Lanning Lee
  • The Authors’ Voices 9 Apr 2021
    Like dog whistles we can’t be heard. If you could hear all of us, together, you’d never let us into … More
    Lanning Lee
  • Missing Pages 8 Apr 2021
    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
    Lanning Lee
  • Hunting for a Subject 8 Apr 2021
    I was sitting at the Tahitian Lānai piano barwith the actual Surgeon General of the United States,on vacation here in … More
    Lanning Lee
  • Vinyl’s Final 7 Apr 2021
    Vinyl was as good as dead, but it’s making a comeback.Like Lazarus, LPs have risen from the grave.The last time … More
    Lanning Lee
  • The Stuff of Dreams 6 Apr 2021
    The first time I traveled there, a lengthy journeyall the way from Hawai‘i, I was alreadyan old man, had long … More
    Lanning Lee
  • The Taking of Medicine 4 Apr 2021
    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
    Lanning Lee
  • Old Enough to Deal 4 Apr 2021
    I liked to gamble back then,had to have the perfect dealer,searched hard for someone special. With her I had a … More
    Lanning Lee
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