Each time I speak, every utterance, albeit nearly imperceptibly,the voices of my ancestors equally sound on my tongue,treading my thoughtful…
Nantucket
There once was a bard from Hawai‘iWho penned little poems as a hobbyFrom the time he learned lettersHe got better…
On the Clock
She tells me she has never been late for an event in her life. I examine my watch. It is…
That’s What’s That
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the movie version of Flower Drum Song.32 years later, a second Hollywood movie, The…
How Many Times Is It You Only Live?
Bored yesterday, I decided to go back to the beginningof the James Bond film franchise, to Sean Connery,still my favorite,…
Blood
My father and I both love our steak rare.My mother has a hard time watching us eat it.My father jokes…
I Am Leaving, I Am Leaving
When he awoke, he saw that someone had stolen his pants.He knew that someone would come during the nightto break…
Episode 14 of My Hawaiʻi-Based Crime Story Now Available on Kindle’s Vella
I’m happy to say that Episode 14 of my Lieutenant David Chan crime story is now available on the Amazon…
On a Scale of Hardness
The feelings were hard, no matter what you said. Maybe not on your side, but they were on mine. What…
Love at Last Sight
My brain has always been a foggy swirl of what-ifs.Every day, really. Choices. Of great consequence or small.Do I ask her…
The Tellers of the Tales
They are the scalpels into the heart of the storyCatalogers of the tales of life, of death, and beyondSpeakers of…
Smoking Can Kill (Your Love Life)
Steve shows me how to hold the smoke in.At 16 I’m already a veteran cigarette smoker,so that’s not the problem.Twenty…
Spin
I will enter the vault in search of the song I believe I have spun here on old vinyl.Memory could…
Rocket Science
You will remember her all the days of your life,perhaps think about her accidentally,hearing a similar voice, seeing a similar…
If These Wall Could Talk
It is similar to the way the deaf interpret music as vibration, but even harder to perceive if you are…
As We Were
There’s an enormous crowd at the tiny lookout above Halema‘uma‘u. I and Commander Williams, USN Retired, continue along the trail…
Climax To Me (aka Here I Come) INT: Nighttime
Can you picture the moment of your conception?I like to think that it was one involving great passion,rather than an…
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
The five-night camp cost $25. I’d grown up at Pālama Settlement, currently took piano and swimming. For $5 a day,…
The Advent of Microwave Popcorn
A veritable second incarnation of popcorn immaculate microwave popcorn holy popcorn reborn A sofa-slouching second coming shark-frenzy feeding session the…
Empty Calories
That first night without her was the longest one of your life. Those were the days you’d practice drinking gunslinger…
Lanning Lee 