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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 ho.

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The Way of the World

These prints in the dust won’t last through a downpour Evidence of annihilation To be annihilated These tracks turning to … More

#Murder, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterTuesday

All That Glitters

He’d collected coins from the time his father thought he was ready to understand the hobby. “You see, David,” said … More

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #Hobbies, #Murder, #WriterTuesday

3rd Episode of My Latest Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Available Now

I’m happy to say that Episode 3 of my new Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on … More

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder

Secret Recipe

If it’s Saturday night, you can always find me at my favorite bar.  The Watering Hole has been here on Hotel … More

#Espionage, #Murder, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterSaturday

My New Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Series

I’m happy to say that the first episode of my Hawaii-based crime series Follie: The Disappearances of Honolulu is now … More

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder

The Sharpest Knife

Never mind the bloody footprint track his right boot made for the first few steps.  Nobody is 100% perfect.  But … More

#CharacterSketch, #Death, #Education, #FlashFictionFeb, #Murder, #ShortStory, #WriterWednesday

Stormy Weather

He stepped out into a sunless day.  He wondered where it had gone.  Oh no. Could this be that end of the world … More

#family, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #Murder, #Prose, #ShortStory, #Weather, #WriterMonday

One Last Swimmer

David whispered, “Lanning, go back down the driveway.” “What is it?” “Just go, get to a safe distance.  Rodney, you cover … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterFriday

What’s the Real Crime?

We went down and sat in the hotel lobby.  David and Mr. Kim discussed three things:  what might have been the object … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterThursday

All the Swimmers Are Strong

“What’s he done?  Lady, that is what David Chan will get out of the guy who just plugged your hubby.  Either he … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterWednesday

Mr. Kim Rings In

Mrs. Robertson added, “We go to Europe frequently for Lambert’s business, but we manage to vacation a good deal.” “Yes, … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterTuesday

Mr. and Mrs. Robertson

I said, “David, what if she was bringing him some kind of sacrifice?” “How so?” “Well, maybe the man she … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterMonday

Trying To Figure

Lieutenant Chan had asked me to come down to the station so we could talk further about my housesitting for … More

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterSaturday

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

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterFriday

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

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterThursday

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

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Love, #Murder, #WriterSunday

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

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterSaturday

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

#DetectiveStory, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterWednesday

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

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #WriterSaturday

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

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #Mystery, #WriterThursday

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