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Aloha and e komo mai. I'm an author of prose and poetry born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I publish a daily rough draft here on my author site. Please read with me, comment, and please share your own writing. Mahalo for reading, and a hui ho.

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Category: Crime Fiction

A Quick Trip Home

My dad used to have them outside his den. I remember sneaking down there in the dead of night to … More

#CrimeFiction, #FathersandSons, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterMonday

The Missing Men (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 19)

“That bastard is playing pool next door,” said Chan to the other three 49ers.  “This is what we need to do.” … More

#CrimeFiction, #Disappearances, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterSunday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

Playing a Game (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 17)

A man standing in front of Chan, turned to face him. “Oh wow,” the man said, “look who’s here.  If it … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #ShootingPool, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Pool Shark (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 16)

It had always seemed ironic to Chan that the most mobbed-up pool hall in Honolulu sat a stone’s throw away … More

#Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #ShootingPool, #WriterMonday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

Shooting Pool (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 15)

On the way to the Moana, Stillman filled Chan in on the young woman found on the beach.  She’d been raped … More

#CrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterSaturday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Woman on the Beach (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 14)

Chan asked, “So when did Wo Fat and his four friends fly back to Shanghai?” “Oh,” said Kelly, “only the … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Fat Man (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 13)

Chan said simply that there were unanswered questions, but on the way to the station, he could see everything that … More

#CrimeFiction, #Drugs, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Wrong Place (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 12)

Recovering himself, Chan said.  “We found heroin in Cal’s locker at Siu Lum Pai.  He stole it from one of the Mexicans … More

#CrimeFiction, #Death, #Drugs, #FathersandSons, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterSunday, #WritingPrompt

Footsteps (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 11)

Father and son sat on the lānai of their Punchbowl home.  The sunset was one of those spectacular Hawaiian ones so … More

#CrimeFiction, #FathersandSons, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Relationships, #WriterFriday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Loss of a Son (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 10)

Chan gathered himself in the corridor outside Conrad Jones’s room.  Now he would have to tell him about his son’s death.  One … More

#CrimeFiction, #FathersandSons, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

No Kidding Around (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 9)

Sure enough, there was a duffle bag in the locker.  It contained three large bags of white powder. The next morning, … More

#CrimeFiction, #Family, #FathersandSons, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterMonday, #WritingPrompt, Drugs, Murder

The Governor Weighs In (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 7)

Chan hated himself for feeling momentary relief when Mrs. Jones blurted this out.  He would not have to deliver the bad … More

#CrimeFiction, #Drugs, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Politics, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt

Timing (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 6)

Back at his desk, Chan took a look at the files of some other open cases.  The one that concerned him … More

#CrimeFiction, #Death, #family, #Grief, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

A Drug Connection (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 5)

“Are we gonna let his father know?” asked Stillman. Chan shook his head.  “No.  Let’s give him a chance to recuperate.” “What … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Religion, #WriterSunday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

One Son Lost (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 4)

“How is he?” Chan asked Dr. Oh. “He’s stable. In and out of consciousness. He should be fine, though the … More

#CrimeFiction, #Family, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterFriday, #WritingPrompt, Death, Murder

The Meaning of Aloha (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 3)

As with Mr. Martìnez, Mr. Flores’s room was tidy, everything packed, and there was an airline ticket indicating that he’d … More

#Ethnicity, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Prejudice, #WriterWednesday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

A Good Deed (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 2)

Detective Stillman drove.  Their first destination was the Oceanside Inn, a cozy little place two blocks mauka of Waikīkī Beach.  Mr. Jose … More

#gooddeeds, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterMonday, #WritingPrompt, Friendship, Murder

Playing in Paradise (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 1)

Nothing says paradise like be awakened in the early morning hours to show up for a display of bloody bodies.  Lieutenant … More

The Ways of Storytelling (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 37, The End)

After I finished writing up this Case of the Curious Car Accidents, I wasn’t sure what to do. I liked … More

#Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Mystery, #WriterThursday, #WritingPrompt, Murder

The Whys of Love (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 36)

“But why steal from old people the cars you use for the other old people to hit?” “Well, boss, maybe … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Love, #Mystery, #WriterTuesday, Murder, Writing Prompt

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