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