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Lanning Lee

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 hou.

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Category: Family

DMZ

The sounds of over there is ‘them’ and here is ‘us’Ghosts hear as if they were the honoring of some … More

#Family, #Korea, #Travel, #War, #WriterSunday

Bedazzled

In eyes I see here, my ancestors’ gaze cast by manyThere’s a hardness of a kind I can’t quite identifyAnd … More

#Family, #History, #Korea, #Travel, #WriterSaturday

The Bulb That Bonds

When I’m here, I love the taste and smell of garlic more than usualWill chew it even in the morning, … More

#Family, #Food, #Korea, #Travel, #WriterThursday

Jogyesa Temple, Insadong, Seoul 10.22.24

Before breakfast, I cross the street outside my hotelTo visit the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple People of all ages and economic … More

#Family, #Korea, #Religion, #Travel, #WriterWednesday

Counting Back to Korean

There aren’t too many stars to countIf you believe in where you’re goingThe exercise of flying back to SeoulTallying suns … More

#Family, #Identity, #Relationships, #Relatives, #Travel, #WriterTuesday

Christmas in September

The man wears a T-shirt that says“Spending Christmas with My Kids & My Cats”There’s a cartoon drawing of two playful … More

#Family, #life, #Marriage, #Travel, #WriterFriday

Aftermath

At the rate they were rifling through the houseIt wouldn’t take them long for them to clean outEverything of any … More

#Death, #Family, #Love, #Money, #WriterTuesday

Hallmark Moments

I’d been in the Midwest for many years, gradually working my way up the ladder to district manager for a … More

#Anger, #Family, #Love, #Questions, #WriterTuesday

How Do You Do It?

It’s a big family reunion party, and I’ve not seen a lot of my relatives since I was a kid. The crowd … More

#Family, #Grandparents, #LovedOnes, #ParentsandChildren, #WriterMonday

Home

She liked riding the bus. The anonymity. Being by herself. Not being recognized was a good thing. Not having to … More

#Aging, #Family, #Love, #Time, #WriterSunday

Killing with Kind Words

Miss Lucy Pineda died two weeks ago. She was always Miss Lucy. Yesterday, there was a big neighborhood barbecue at … More

#Family, #Love, #Rivalries, #WriterSaturday

You Make Me Ill

Cindy and Jerry came to dinner last night, and it was awful. First off, Nani, my wife invited them behind … More

#Drinking, #Family, #Food, #WriterSaturday

Foundations

I remember calm nights at home,with pleasant conversation aboutwork, school, how the day went,the laughter and good cheer,very much a … More

#Childhood, #Family, #Memories, #WriterSaturday

Wellspring

In every family there is one central soul,the energetic heart that pumps life blood to all,the bond of it all … More

#Death, #Family, #life, #WriterSaturday

Celebratory Beers

When is a beer not a celebratory beer? This is not a riddle. Every beer I drink with relatives and … More

#Arguments, #Family, #WriterMonday

Passion

Lia would drink a bottle or two of wine whenever that passion dwindled down for a time these days. It’s … More

#Family, #Mourning, #WriterSunday, Death, Living

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

I lie and watch TV on Christmas Day with no desire,really, to glean anything of value from it, not understandinghalf … More

#Christmas, #Death, #family, #Friends, #life, #Time, #WriterSunday
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