So I was walking right behind this guy, following him into Longs. Bam. He went directly to the nearest cashier, … More
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.
Episode #4 of my third Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery is now available
Do Us Part
June, they say, is for weddings, and lovers often schedule their exchange of vows accordingly. Some couples may not know … More
Something Blue
She brought such joy under each moon, the air quiver of a cricket’s sharp chirp tingling, a pierce of air … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 18
The two finished their drinks without solving the case. They said their goodnights to Rick Tamanaha and the rest of … More
Release
In the end, unwound and desperate, the cold head of the match gone dead, you are being drowned in darkness. … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 17
David Chan always sat in the back of the classroom. This wasn’t an indication of his lack of interest in his … More
What Dreams May Come
A dream you dreamt. It’s the one that surprises you at noon the following day. Eating your sandwich or washing … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 16
Here’s my rough draft for today, Monday 05.30.22. The House of Missing Keys, Part 16. Chan watched Mrs. Souza cry … More
Memento Mori
He realized relatively young in life that he would die. That knowledge comes to each of us at a different … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 15
Recovering her composure, the woman opened the door and invited the two inside. After the three were seated, Chan began … More
Let’s Learn
On the bus we’re headed through the desert for the Red Sea,crossing a staggering, desolate landscape.The heat outside withers you … More
Holding On
Our group, struck by the sight of a medusa tree riding astride its monstrous barrow mounded base, myriad tentacle fingers … More
Cliché, Not a Cliché?
I don’t think I’ve ever said to someone that something I’ve heard has been refreshing.I’m not sure I know what … More
The House of Missing Keys, Part 14
As Chan and Yamamoto waited for the coroner, Hank Lee, to arrive, they sat on the sofa across the coffee … More
Only Ifs
One moment I’m lying on the ground staring at the sky,writhing in pain because I’ve broken my ankle, desperate,air harder … More
labor under old love’s illusion
unblinking at a new moonmoving thin skin outlinesilver sliver shimmering roundperfect, the odd center of it allmilky, muddled, blotchy, shadowedtaken all … More
Episode #3 of The Closest Shave is now available on Kindle Vella
Episode #2 of my third Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
The House of Missing Keys, Part 13
David Chan had been a very happy only child. More than five years into that blissful solo childhood, however, his … More
Saturday Night
We hear it, the neighbors screaming at each other,the shrieks bending the air through the neighborhood,two drunken enemies meeting on … More
Lanning Lee 