12: The Body Named

As he read over the fire investigation report, Chan explained to Kelso that there was a new fire victim in…

11: Abnormal Psychology

Before heading to the coroner’s office, Chan stopped by a phone booth to look at the directory. He dialed up the…

Before heading to the coroner’s office, Chan had to see if Harvey Wong was home. The house on Algaroba was a…

After he knocked, Chan waited for what he considered a decent length of time. Then he knocked again. Much louder this time.…

There was no one to wake him up this time, but Chan did come to in the dark. His head pounded.…

It’s not a dull machete and a coconut this time. This is more like someone taking a hammer and pounding a…

If one step forwardWere one step back insteadIn space and timeOne day we would be young againAnd we would meet…

When Chan arrived home, he was greeted by the aroma of corned beef hash. “Hey, Pop, I’ve got dinner on,”…

Each different and the sameTwo part of a whole, same fabricHistory woven, stitch and seam each of the otherAs read,…

Chan and Gi Yu walked around the fire truck and ran smack into Captain George Freitas. “Whoa, Ma’am, hold it…

From the time he was able to speak, Harry Wong said he wanted to be a fireman. His parents bought him…

Arms open wideWrap me up tightFor a bright springAnd melt into mellow summer Where love’s the dream aliveFor me like lifeWarm hours…

To fall in love with the first manIn your young life, you meetProtected from the world, you wereAbandoned on a…

The wind moans all night through, groans soLove made for hours with surrounding treesSwaying together far past the point of…

Like all of the other gawkers, Chan sat on the low stone wall across Pi‘ikoi watching the Pacific Insurance building…

It felt like an earthquake had hit. “David, David, wake up.” Chan opened his eyes. “What is it? What happened?”…

I come to feeling like someone’s split my head open, like a coconut, with a dull machete. The woman bending…

The biggest bag of popcorn availableFathomless fancy for itCollege football season has begunPass, run, and kick into my heartPopcorn all…

In graduate school, my social life consists almost exclusively of visits to my two best friends, Mel and his wife,…