“Clear as Mud,” Episode 9 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.

Don’t forget the lyrics to this song

It’s not just now; it’s been this way all my lifeSome mental disorder I only overcame by recitingLyrics until they … More

The Clear Blue

I strain to see the face, down there, from my tableAlong the mezzanine in the days when peopleSmoked up clouds … More

Luck

He tells us how lucky he’s been,how he’s dodged a lot of bulletsin his life, some just barely,but they missed … More

On Achieving Negative Space

When I eat now, I’ll leavehalf a sandwich or an applepartially consumed, bothbearing accusatory bite marks,the back half of my … More

On O‘ahu July 15 and 16, 2023 at 12:37 p.m.

Lahaina Noon can occur anywhereon earth should the sun pass overhead.In that moment it’s directly above you,you and nothing around … More

Walk to a Dreamless Sleep

Just before you sleepYou may hearThe road you’ve wound downTalk to youTell you the tale of your stepsHow it’s heard … More

Step off the Curb

Go fall in loveChecking left and rightThen left again and right to be sureYou’re sureBut are you sure you’re sure?Because … More

The Wild Side

I dreamt I was returning to Africa,traveling this time by ship.As we came into port, I could seeall the trees were … More

Foundations

I remember calm nights at home,with pleasant conversation aboutwork, school, how the day went,the laughter and good cheer,very much a … More

“It’s All Relative,” Episode 8 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.

Games

Most days you could solve the Spelling Beejust by looking at the 7-letter honeycomb pattern.Those pangrams were child’s play,and finding … More

And More

My parents were good parents, allowing meTo lay the foundations of my literary fixation From an early age when they … More

Learn Origami and Impress a Friend

Fold, unfold,reverse fold,run finger along crease,fold backwards,fold right upper right cornerhalfway toward left lower left corner,turn over,reverse fold,run fingeralong crease,fold … More

The Next Chapter

The title of the second chapter will be,“Is Hamlet’s Will His Own?”Each will be a questionthat will be rigorously discussedbut … More

How the Story Ends

We’re both in the Kupuna Program at UH Mānoa. They allow senior citizens to take classes for free. Now that … More

Then

Back when Friday was for crazy, Saturday insanity,Sunday for laying in the dead, steamed like lobsters or clams,there’d come again … More

Porta Bella

I see you always, a glass of red wine dangled in your hand before you,reclining luxuriously in an overstuffed chair, … More

Confrontation (Part Seven)

Friday morning, Chris sat with Andrew and Allen on the library stairs. Chris thought about Denise, pictured a shimmering, translucent … More

Confrontation (Part Six)

When Chris reached the field, he noticed a large man, maybe Hawaiian-Portuguese, sitting on the bleachers. He had a whistle … More