We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More
Author: Lanning Lee
So I Notice My Electricity Bill Went Up
Two months ago, a pair of Hawaiian Electric workerscame to my house to install a state-of-the-art meterwith all the bells … More
This is an ex-poem
This used to be a poem, but now it’s not. I tried to make it pretty, but it didn’t turn … More
The 2nd Episode of My New Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Is Available on Vella
I’m happy to say that the 2nd episode of my new Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available … More
Some Costly Free Advice
Each new door is an opening on another dawn. Yawn. I sing, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song … More
A Four Leaf Clover Kind of Love
So I blew the first one, made a bad decision.Not a rookie mistake; newbies don’t choke so hard.We were getting … More
Some London Aloha
My sister and I are headed for the Royal Observatory, and we’ve decided to take a ride on the Thames … More
A Plea, not a Poem
I see it everywhere nowadays, some people becoming whom they were born to be, but so many others leaving the … More
The Family Recipe
I’m not sure where all he learned how to do it, but my father was a master cook. In fact … More
Pretty Bird
I don’t see them displayed in tiny cages at restaurants and stores anymore, the way I remember them, confined and … More
Beautiful Rubbish
My mom used to call it “beautiful rubbish,” the red-orange flowers from our African Tulip trees, littering the lawn in … More
Learning This Right Now
No need to save anything on a board anymore, black or white, ephemeral chalk or marker. I’ve seen it in … More
Wrong
I stared at the block of numbers on the board. I recognized all of them; I could count. I did … More
The Other Side
I sit beside her watching whileshe pushes puréed peas and meatloaf around the green plastic tray,stirring in pudding and some … More
The First Episode of My New Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Is Now Available
I’m happy to say that the first episode of my second Hawaiʻi-based Lieutenant David Chan crime story is now available … More
Rough Cut
So we begin with sunny skies, a cartoon-like rainbow,scattered puffy clouds, the cotton ball kind,with all the flora and fauna … More
It’s All Work
You would think so, right, that during the downtime one of us might have done it, but we never have. … More
I’ll Be Your Roadie
You’ve brought us to The Golden Palace Restaurant in order for you to assess the plausibility of bidding on a … More
I Get Good Prices
It was a big moment in his life, when he first learned where he could buy a watch at a … More
Never Fear
I’m at the age where nostalgia’s candleburns bright.The yearning for something from the pastcan beunbearable at times,the bursting chest and … More
