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Lanning Lee

Aloha. I'm an author of prose and poetry living in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Please read with me, comment, and share your own writing.

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Category: Hawaii

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

#Aging, #Birthdays, #Childhood, #Dreams, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #SmallWorld, #Time, #WriterWednesday

High Stakes

Ed had been in a bad auto accident.  More precisely he’d been hit when he was crossing Beretania Street near … More

#Accidents, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Love, #Relationships, #Rivalries, #WriterTuesday

An Aloha Shirt

Retirement had been half, half good so far.  The bad side was that he still had never established a routine … More

#FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Relationships, #Retirement, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterFriday

The Cryptid Tale

Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at O‘ahu University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More

#Animals, #China, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #LovedOnes, #Marriage, #WriterTuesday

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

#Cars, #Changes, #Childhood, #Driving, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Religion, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

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 … More

##FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday, death, Strangers

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

#Ethnicity, #FlashFictionFeb, #friendship, #Hawaii, #Memories, #Race, #Wisconsin, #WriterSaturday

Target

He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park.  They would draw back the bow string, close their … More

#Animals, #Childhood, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #food, #Hawaii, #Learning, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

Not for Sale

In 1973, on the heels of him rocketing into the big name star echelon, Neil Young came to Hilo Town … More

#Fathers, #Hawaii, #Love, #Music, #ParentsandChildren, #Rivalries, #Teenagers, #WriterWednesday, Hawaii

Assisting the Spirit

Mrs. Cho’s gift was guiding spirits to the afterlife.  People who knew about her ability – and this was all … More

#Death, #Grandparents, #Grief, #Hawaii, #OldAge, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

Then and Now

I had to go back to the place on Maui where my father and I used to fish.  Coming to … More

#Aging, #FathersandSons, #Ghosts, #Hawaii, #OldAge, #ShortStory, #Time, #WriterMonday

The Swimming Lesson

When Art Kamaka was three years old, his father had drowned, along with two friends, while fishing in the Kaiwi … More

#Childhood, #Death, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Swimming, #TakingChances, #WriterSunday

A Bad Connection

The phone rang, distracting her.  She was thinking about her husband, Harry.  She looked over at the clock:  9:45.  He was coming home later … More

#Changes, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Love, #Marriage, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

The Best Gift

“I want the red one,” said the little girl, pointing to it. Mr. Watanabe looked at it.  Then at the other … More

#Birthdays, #FEBRUARY FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE 2021, #Grandparents, #Hawaii, #Marriage, #ShortStory, #WriterWednesday

Still Standing

It amazed him how long, after a tree died, was even completely rotted through like this one appeared to be, … More

##FlashFictionFeb, #FEBRUARY FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE 2021, #Grief, #Hawaii, #Love, #Marriage, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

Closing Time at the Kaka‘ako Café

Even though the café was a small one, between cooking and running the front by herself, Asako was having a … More

#CharacterSketch, #food, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Work, #WriterSunday

Strong Women

She was having a hard time going to sleep, maybe fear of the dark and all those kinds of trauma … More

#Children, #Education, #Grandparents, #Hawaii, #Politics, #Prejudice, #Race, #ShortStory, #WriterSaturday

My Memoir Is Published

I’m happy to say that my memoir is now available in both Kindle and print editions.

#Hawaii, #Memoir, #Wisconsin

All Hallows’ Eve

I started running when I moved back to Honolulu.  Running in Madison was difficult for me because it was always either … More

#Childhood, #Ghosts, #Halloween, #Hawaii, #Mystery, #ShortStory, #Witches, #WriterSunday

Turtle Logic

It was the coldest winter on record in Wisconsin.  David was glad to be back home in Hawai‘i for winter break.  Grad … More

#Animals, #Childhood, #Grief, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Teachers, #WriterSunday

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