Episode 10 of my second Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on Kindle Vella.
The Bibliophile
From the time he began college, he kept every single book he bought for every course he took. His library…
On Leaving
As porous as air, sliced Thin, I fall between See you way over there perhaps, or Not, maybe hear your…
The Packrat
People wonder how I became a professor. It matters little to them that I’ve published a dozen important books and…
All That Glitters
He’d collected coins from the time his father thought he was ready to understand the hobby. “You see, David,” said…
Guardians
Ala Moana Shopping Center is anchored, much like Sears and Liberty House used to do, replaced now by Nordstrom and…
A Pressing Need
If you hadn’t heard, I’m sure you could guess that living in Hawai’i is expensive. Many people have two jobs, some…
One Day It Came to Him
Chris is meeting this grandmother and grandfather, Al and Sarah, for the first time. This is also the first time he’s…
A Judge of Character
“Sir? Excuse me?” Ronald Ito turns around, sees it’s an older security guard. Close cropped silver hair, the kind of…
When To Come
What does it really mean to arrive fashionably late?What, you’re too busy with your important life to show up on…
Gone South
You know your romance has gone awry when toys fail. I’m not talking about batteries. I mean when suggest a…
Episode 9 of my latest Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available
I’m happy to say that Episode 9 of One Halloween in Honolulu, my latest Lieutenant David Chan crime story, is…
To Give Again
“To another Valentine’s Day,” the older man said, lifting his pint. The two, sitting side by side, clinked glasses, took…
The Fourth Quarter
We’re in our late 60s now. We’ve been getting together to watch the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow football games for…
April Fools’ Day
All eyes turned up from their work as Clayton strolled into the office. They were waiting, mentally laughing in advance at…
The Musical Life
Sometimes he wished life were a movie. But not just any movie. From the first time he fell in love…
The House of Missing Keys, Part 5
First thing the next morning, David Chan called down to the evidence lock-up to find out if everything from the…
It Was a Dream
“It’s right there,” he said, pointing to the small break in the tree line, hard to tell from this far…
Withdrawal
You have seen the way this hand withdraws before, the slow move away and fall of silence layering into sand,…
The House of Missing Keys, Part 4
The first thing Chan did when he arrived at the Holo Holo Bar was call the King Surfrider Hotel. Yes,…
