It Was a Dream

“It’s right there,” he said, pointing to the small break in the tree line, hard to tell from this far … More

Withdrawal

You have seen the way this hand withdraws before, the slow move away and fall of silence layering into sand, … More

The first thing Chan did when he arrived at the Holo Holo Bar was call the King Surfrider Hotel. Yes, … More

“Wouldn’t it be great,” said Yamamoto, “if there were a place where every key made was cataloged? Then we’d be … More

Both sides said a cross of little and big things to each other, and given the way the conflict played … More

Mrs. Harumi McDonald did not care for the stares. When she and her husband had lived in Los Angeles, people … More

I’m happy to say that Episode 7 of my new Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on the Kindle Vella … More

She stopped for a moment to steady herself. The thought of this being what it’s like to have dementia crossed her … More

That is some face framed by snaking black hair right behind the glass highly visible precisely to be so seen … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Thursday 01.27.22. Little Birds, Big Show This morning on my walk around the Ala … More

Here’s my rough draft for Wednesday 01.26.22 Of Story Order The highest sun was heaven’s hottest flower The full moon … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Tuesday 01.25.22 The Music of Marriage A friend of mine whose husband collects recordslaments … More

Remember the first time you damaged your phone dropping it?I’d never dropped my phone at all ever, so the first … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Sunday 01.23.22. Very Superstitious? I toss the salt over my shoulder, but I never … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Saturday 01.22.22. I eat fast food maybe four times a year. When I do, Burger … More

I’m happy to say that Episode #6 of One Halloween in Honolulu, my second Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story, … More

It’s coming again, like some slouching beast. I see all the drooling signs in the stores, the ones that make … More

Here’s my rough draft for today, Thursday 01.20.22 Another Friend He was a ball hog. You should have seen him … More

At the destruction of the world I sipped coffee that was too hot. Like everyone else, I’ll guess, I didn’t … More

Nordstom finally took down their Christmas window displays. They’re not the last store at Ala Moana Shopping Center to do … More