I’m happy to say that Episode 5 of my latest Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on…
Spring, Madison, Wisconsin, 2022
It’s another spring coming that I won’t be back in Madison,go there to write, my personal writing workshop, a retreat,where…
Practical Jokes that Actually Work
You knew I loved practical jokes when we met,you even said then you really adored them.So I tried my best…
Playing Old
When it’s time for me to pretend I’ve grown old,I’ve decided the most important thingI’ll need to be able to…
The Lion, the Witch, and the Broomstick
He comes in out of the rain, slides off his lion’s head, grabs a beer, and leans back against the…
Committed to Memory
It is here now for a minute, that finger-drawn faceon the steamed glass is yours, ars brevis,fading as the warmth…
Walking Through Downtown Honolulu
With her tousled white hair and shredded clothes, the elderly Japanese woman appears to be someone living on the street.…
Splurge
When she had lost her job due to downsizing because of the pandemic, Michi imagined it was the end for…
The Hunt
Over the course of the pandemic, Carl had lost both his mother and his father. He’d donated most of their…
Episode 4 of my latest Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available
I’m happy to say that Episode 4 of my second David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on the…
We Killed
I think it safe to say, upon cool reflection now, long after the crimes we committed in our youth, that…
Flight
We’re off now, I guess, with your leaving here,since I’m pretty sure that ends whatever this was.O‘ahu is too small…
On the Clock
I always think it’s a dream, you know, that whole today is ending now,the clock ticking me up to midnight…
The Bigger Picture
Each year of my life, from the very first timeI was conscious of believing it might be this way,I was…
In the Hood
Well this is easy, I think,reading the simple instructionson the small piece of paper inside the plastic bag.But it’s not…
Raining in the New Year
This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be…
Auld Lang Syne
He wasn’t a mean man. The lack of emotion that everyone saw in him, was just that. He no longer…
The Pool of Desire
It’s all the deep end when you take the plunge.No shallow end exists, as you well know.It’s like one of…
3rd Episode of My Latest Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Available Now
I’m happy to say that Episode 3 of my new Lieutenant David Chan Hawaiʻi-based crime story is now available on…
Don’t, Please, Don’t!
The Police, I think about them all the time these days.This morning I’m standing in Starbucks,where they’ve removed the social…
