The feast before we eat it

Dig in. I would say “amen” as people commonly do at times like this, who practice it seriously, but to … More

Survey (Part Twelve)

“My mom didn’t notice what was going on until the new neighbors started putting up a fence one day on … More

Partners (Part Five)

“Well, since you mention it, Miss Gomes, we’re also finding this hard to believe.” She gave Chan a quizzical look. “How … More

Family (200)

The Blue Light was rocking. Chan sat with six men. One was Han Lee. “Lanning,” Chan said, “welcome. This,” he pointed to one … More

Protection (550)

Just at that moment two things happened. The intercom buzzed, and Lieutenant Chan came through the doors saying, “Don’t bother, I’ll … More

Waking Up (900)

“Pop, you got a regular Pacific Heights Hotel going on up here.” “He’s here?” I said. “Why didn’t you tell me?” … More

Entertainment (500)

David Chan couldn’t figure if it were part of the riot, or if it were a separate incident. The riot had … More

Bad Men (800)

Lieutenant Chan walked in, discussed something with Detective Stillman, then asked me if I needed a ride. We drove down … More

Binding (500)

Binding My father remains a mystery. Especially, and of course, now that he’s gone, I would like more than ever … More

Phone Call (450)

An ambulance arrived, as did the police. A Detective Lieutenant David Chan and Detective Robert Stillman took our statements. Finally, everyone cleared … More

Chinatown (100)

Before Waikīkī became the center of attraction,there was downtown Honolulu, and the biggest chunkof real estate in downtown Honolulu was … More

Everything (250)

Chris Andaya wiped his prints off the straight-razor and dropped it. Fingerprint ID works if the police have yours on file. HPD … More

Novice (425)

Chris Andaya paused. “Get paid for beating up people?” “Yes, my friend,” said Byung Yu. “You’d help me adjust the attitudes … More

An Overhearing (400)

Café Bon-Bon’s Wednesday special was oxtail soup. Rudy’d heard it was exceptional. He closed up Wednesday evening and walked to the restaurant. … More

Who Knows What? (225)

Yamamoto almost jumped out of the chair. “What? Me? I never take the book.” Chan watched him. “No, I’m wondering why someone, anyone, … More

Crazy (HS 154)

Like a pendulum, I swing between insaneand not sitting down to write.Occasionally, when I’m sitting down crazy,I can still vividly … More

And If You Ever Saw It

We are near the top of the world, Finnmark, Norway, and I’m in a van on the way to do … More

One Word (HS 140)

Love, must I not have a word with you, just for laughs,see the rain, how clearly the sky bleeds for … More

When You Don’t Speak the Same Language

We sip tea at a long table, waiting for another Taoist monk to speak to us. This will be the … More

In Our Stars

She said things, at an early point in the relationship, as though sometimes she were saying them to someone else. I … More