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Lanning Lee

Aloha and e komo mai. I'm an author of prose and poetry born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I publish a daily rough draft here on my author site. Please read with me, comment, and please share your own writing. Mahalo for reading, and a hui hou.

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Author: Lanning Lee

I write 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.

Missing

The sides of the mountain are heavily wooded, a palette of greens and browns, but the top is craggy and … More

#Aging, #HusbandsandWives, #ParentsandChildren, #WriterSunday, Memory

Buried Love

Sally Anuhea was an avid newspaper reader. Even as she aged, she kept loyal to a print copy, although the … More

#Aging, #Relationships, #Time, #WriterSaturday

The Filmmaker

He’d switched from champagne to beer. He’d disappeared from the reception down in the main ballroom, and I’d decided to … More

#Dreams, #Education, #friendship, #Work

The Gift

You could not read the name of the store. It had been painted, who knew how long ago, in white … More

#Hawaii, #MothersandSons, #Shopping, #WriterThursday

A Song

Some are moved by the words first, hear them, read them, following along, are caught up attending to meaning, to … More

#OnWriting, #WriterWednesday

A Sure Thing

He had a hot tip.  “I wish I could tell you, my love,” said Chad, simultaneously fixing his face in … More

#Love, #WriterTuesday, Gambling, Loss

A Booking

An old man, a strange one, people said, ran the tiny bookstore that had withstood the covid test. You may … More

#Criminals, #Death, #WriterMonday

“Love and Money,” the 4th episode of my latest Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on Kindle Vella.

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery

Dream Dream Dream

Seen it.  Seen it.  Yeah.  Seen it.  Seen it.  Oh, man. Seen it.  Seen it.  Geez. Oh, hey, how’s it … More

#OnWriting, #Work, #WriterSunday

All Done Online

“I hope you have a great time in Korea,” I say to him.  “I’ve always wanted to go there, but … More

#Jobs, #WriterSaturday

The Odor

For as far back as I can recall in my childhood, I collected baseball cards. There was a period when … More

#Accidents, #Dogs, #Hobbies, #WriterFriday

Down and Out

I’m working on the daily Wordle, my obsession, when my phone vibrates. At first, I try to ignore it, deep … More

#Love, #Travel, #WriterThursday, Games

The Perfect Price

“Like magic!” That’s what she thought, opening the package to find it was exactly what she’d thought about buying at … More

#Love, #Money, #Shopping, #Sisters, #WriterWednesday

If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck

I did not recognize Keola. If you’ve not seen someone for, say, 25 years, you might have little difficulty recognizing … More

#Childhood, #friendship, #life, #WriterTuesday

Blue Elephant

I’m not into tattoos. The first thing I ask a woman who’s interested in taking a relationship further is if … More

#Love, #Pain, #Relationships, #WriterMonday

Good Save

In my trips to China with my Qi Gong master, I’ve been able to visit places even many Chinese have … More

#China, #friendship, #Learning, #Teaching, #WriterSunday

Time Was Money

There was no escape. Time and tide, they say, but collectors are the same in that respect. They do not … More

#Aging, #Bills, #Birds, #WriterSaturday

Not That Hungry

Chris had no idea his father knew something about formal Filipino weddings. His father had warned him that not all … More

#Food, #Illness, #Weddings, #WriterFriday

Example

“So, I read your papers,” said Mr. Yang. “How many times do I have to tell you, folks, never to … More

#Aging, #Education, #Teaching, #WriterThursday

Lost in Thought

Thinking I don’t feel like anything’s slowing down for meyet, bolting out of a house of wood and stone, gonefrom … More

#Dreams, #FathersandSons, #WriterWednesday

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