Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More
Category: Writer Thursday
What I’m Looking For
What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to … More
A Marriage of Two Minds
“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More
The Holy One
Hey! What are you looking at? Are you looking at me? Well, it sure seems like it. Not that I’m the only one here, … More
No Game Stop
We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More
Poetic thought
The more I drinkthe higher the cigarette butts pile up in the ashtraythe more I think . . . That … More
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
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
that spot there
on a map we scana pinpoint we missangel almost headeddance so finestuck too throughfound unfoundout the other sidelost, no, lost, … 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
No Clue (90 words)
I came this close. That “in the very next breath” thing. It took all he had to gesture, get me on my … More
I know about first love
I’ve been there and I can tell youexactly what it’s like. For sure youhoped she’d be someone special, the one, andwow … More
The Earth Rolls On
She looks like she’ll be the oldest person in the theater tonight,yet she rolls down the aisle as if she … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 23, A Tale of Mad City
My first semester at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, definitely had its best of times and worst of times split … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 16, The Man from the North
My junior year in high-school was one of those amazing years, the kind of year that does not come around … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 11, Opera Man
So my sister, a charter member of the organization, said, “Come try out for the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus. You might … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 4, Accidents Will Happen
Man, I really hate this. So now I’m going to have the same problem. I want to write about my third year … More
Another Game (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 21)
A man the right height approached, a baseball cap pulled down over his dark glasses. He carried a black case maybe … More
On the Edge
We approach the Russian Border traveling from Kirkenes, Norway by boat. In order to come right to the borderline, we … More
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