Lots of times you don’t know if it’s a joke with Dave or not. If you survey all us folks … More
Author: Lanning Lee
Remember this one?
It’s us sitting on a seawall.Maybe somewhere near Waikīkī.I don’t know.Great photo though.We’re both looking down and toward each other.We’re … More
On the Safe Side
We’d been advised by the agency, in our travel instruction packet, not to go outside our hotel after sundown. In … More
Snowfall
Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More
All I Had To Do
I have been dreaming myself into stories again. These should be some of the quietest journeys I will ever take, … More
High Stakes
Ed had been in a bad auto accident. More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More
I think I know who’s up there
I have suspicions about the last ghost in my housewho does not haunt me, but might have done the washand … More
Goes Without Saying
Glenda: So quiet tonight, yeah, dear. Herb: All that screaming today. All the noise pau. Glenda: This neighborhood used to … More
My Last Stand-Up Gig
My mom had a pretty good sense of humor. One time she bought a book of elephant jokes, and she … More
An Aloha Shirt
Retirement had been half, half good so far. The bad side was that he still had never established a routine … More
The Cryptid Tale
Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at Hawai‘i University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More
The Sharpest Knife
Never mind the bloody footprint track his right boot made for the first few steps. Nobody is 100% perfect. But truly, … More
No Survivors
I’m guessing someone’s died out here tonight. He’d been brought up in the Lutheran Church, his Grandmother and then his … More
The Laundry Line
There is nowhere else to go, all the doors and windows are locked, so I sit here on the stairs, … More
The Wrong Time
She tried to be friendly to the customers most of the time. “I’m sorry, John, I didn’t quite catch your last … More
The Last Unopened Letter
I grew up calling the neighboring islands of our state that weren’t O‘ahu the “outside” islands, and that big continent … More
Again with Hermione and Maurice
Please, love, please let’s not argue all night long about this silly little thing. I agree, yes indeed, we should … More
What I’m Looking For
What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to start … More
Tell Me a Story About
So you’re sitting in a room with a blank piece of paper or a blank screen in front of you. … More
A Morning Ritual
She watched him every morning, very closely, waiting for something. He would sit slumped in his seat at the table. … More
