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Category: Writer Tuesday

When Will Rogers Met Donald Trump

Stuck here at home, unable to see my family anymore,lying in bed at night I think, with short, shallow breaths … More

#family, #Poetry, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #Time, #travel, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

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, #Murder, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Time Lesson 7: Stop the Clock

Benevolent Time sat cross-legged on the mantle smiling,saying she’d push it over, her index finger often fakingflicking it, when, to … More

#Aging, #Clocks, #Poetry, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #Time, #WriterTuesday, #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, #Murder, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Time: Lesson #1

I hear that gentle knock at the door, my teacher Time, again.She comes around, and we sit together on my … More

#Poetry, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

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, #Murder, #Mystery, #WriterTuesday, Writing Prompt

Some Peace

I think about how I heard you rant at death for so long,then near the end ask for it to … More

#family, #Poetry, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Proof of Innocence (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 29)

Sitting in his car sweating, Chan pondered the game.  Was his head truly back in the game?  And what was that game … More

#Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #Mystery, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

One of the Devils

My father was drafted into active service in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941. Exactly one year later, on … More

#family, #Hawaii, #military service, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Coincidences (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part Twenty-Two)

The Elite crew had gone to a plate-lunch truck several blocks away.  The boss, Chris Smart, had forgone lunch to catch … More

#Hawaii, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #Murder, #Mystery, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

V. The Middle of Night

I can hardly say I lived by a frozen lake, on cigarettes and beer,my diet at night, when I’d hear … More

#Love, #Poetry, #Relationships, #sonnetsfromhawaii, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

His Last Wife (A David Chan Mystery, Part Fifteen)

As he stood there marveling at the trappings of incredible wealth, David Chan thought only about his father, how the … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #Murder, #Mystery, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Future No Future

I’m no spring chicken, as my dad used to say.What if this is what life will be like until the … More

#Aging, #Hawaii, #HawaiiSonnets, #Poetry, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

The Stolen Cars (A David Chan Mystery, Part Eight)

Having had all but two or three minutes of sleep, Lieutenant Chan stumbled to his desk.  Sergeant Yamamoto could tell with … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

Volume to Zero

We don’t have to play this station anymorethe one with the sick twisted DJ of broken recordsthe shiny vinyl player … More

#HawaiiSonnets, #Poetry, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

The Case of the Curious Car Accidents (Part One)

Sergeant Victor Yamamoto immediately recognized the three short pops as gunfire.  He took a quick look in the direction of the … More

#CrimeFiction, #Hawaii, #WriterTuesday, #WritingPrompt

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