I said, “David, what if she was bringing him some kind of sacrifice?” “How so?” “Well, maybe the man she … More
Author: Lanning Lee
Everything I gave you
I gave you everythingI want it backall of itright noweven all these years laterunlessyou don’t have it anymoreall tossed long … More
Trying To Figure
Lieutenant Chan had asked me to come down to the station so we could talk further about my housesitting for … More
Paying Up (500 words)
We stepped into a living room decorated in rattan and lots of flower prints. There was another tall, fit Haole sitting … More
Kāne‘ohe Again (450 words)
I was sitting by the phone at 8:30, just in case the greedy bastard was anxious to get his $1000. But … More
I think I’ve known him all my life
I’ve decided I’m old enough to saythat time does not heal all wounds.I know this because I’ve experiencedthe kind ofgriefthat … More
London/Derry
Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More
Tintinnabulation (400 words)
“I’m sorry,” David said, patting me on the shoulder. “Hey, we were old news,” I said. “Kama won Amelia fair and … More
Old Flames Die (350 words)
I had a feeling I was not talking to the most public-minded citizen, but I tried that tack first. “Instead … More
What About Kama? (300 words)
Mrs. Soto’s dry eyes didn’t surprise me. A husband who cheats doesn’t deserve tears. If I’d ever been married and my wife … More
Black Brown Yellow
A striving yellow slugleaves its fading iridescent trailcaught smack in the midday sunon a blazing concrete sidewalktrying its hardest and … More
that spot there
on a map we scana pinpoint we missangel almost headeddance so finestuck too throughfound unfoundout the other sidelost, no, lost, … More
Adultery, Theft, and Murder, Oh My (260 words)
I went back to my office. Some woman was waiting. I was anxious to get to the bottom of Kama and Eugene’s … More
Best Laid Plans (230 words)
I dreaded visiting Heels in O‘ahu Prison. Not because of going into the prison, but because of having to see him. … More
The moment
when sorrow impossibly palesloss of what made sense and words lostcome untethered time and rhymeunreasoned rants in late day hazespeech … More
My Memoir Is Published
I’m happy to say that my memoir is now available in both Kindle and print editions.
Dissolve
dance of souls swayhot ear to warm cheekbaffled sound of heartsrunning throughso small the body spacerclosing of emptiness betweenflesh and … More
The Body ID’d (200 words)
I gotta say, having looked at a thousand and one or more of these kinds of photos, that the guy … More
Queen of the Supermarket
I saw you just now at Safewayan angel working the register on Christmas day. Every time, like Laurence SterneI admire … More
Surveillance Photos (180 words)
This is the kind of thing we did. Routine kinda stuff. Safe. Usually. I was working a suspicious spouse case myself. Guys cheat on … More
