I said, “David, what if she was bringing him some kind of sacrifice?” “How so?” “Well, maybe the man she … More
Tag: #WriterMonday
Tintinnabulation (400 words)
“I’m sorry,” David said, patting me on the shoulder. “Hey, we were old news,” I said. “Kama won Amelia fair and … More
The moment
when sorrow impossibly palesloss of what made sense and words lostcome untethered time and rhymeunreasoned rants in late day hazespeech … More
It’s Who You Know (120 words)
Well, at least Kama had avoided dealing with cops for the rest of his life. I was the one who lived, … More
Cold Comfort
He fortifies himself against the cold journey ahead,this way too frigid life for a Kaua‘i boy,downing one last long sip … More
Sometimes a love doesn’t seem hardly enough
to get me through this world whole Sometimes it’s just enough to get me out of bedbut by midday I’m … More
My corn grows high
in five large black plastic pots on my lānai,watering, and fertilized with care,I am satisfied, bearthe slight tremorin my hands … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 20, I Draw the Line
I was maybe 15 minutes late. I ran up the stairs to the 3rd floor of George Hall and popped in the … More
Critical Inquiry
When did the three weird sisters start hanging out together?Did they meet at a political convention, or at a grocery … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 13, It’s a Small World
My voice changing, leading to my having to retire from the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus, and therefore losing touch with … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 8, To Read or Not To Read
I’ve always felt that there are some books I love so much that I keep coming back to them despite … More
All That Jazz (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 23)
I struggled more with writing up this case than I did the last. Because I myself wasn’t part of the case, … More
On Wisconsin
I hear, see, grow the silence of the fields, the farmershaving retreated into their farmhouses as graves,the long acres of … More
The Pool Shark (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 16)
It had always seemed ironic to Chan that the most mobbed-up pool hall in Honolulu sat a stone’s throw away … More
Time Lesson 10: Cutting Ties
He had a baby once.He didn’t survive the pregnancy.Neither did it. Neither did she.A crisis back then. What to do, … More
No Kidding Around (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 9)
Sure enough, there was a duffle bag in the locker. It contained three large bags of white powder. The next morning, … More
Time: Lesson #4
See here, this is her jigsaw puzzle, given to me early on, that from the firstI can remember, I began … More
A Good Deed (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 2)
Detective Stillman drove. Their first destination was the Oceanside Inn, a cozy little place two blocks mauka of Waikīkī Beach. Mr. Jose … More
Dance to Darkness
I notice her here this evening, watch her closely, intentlylistening to a fly buzz and bump up against the screen. … More
The Marriage Question (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part Twenty-Five)
Deciding it would be better not to do so, Chan did not mention to Yamamoto that Nina Goo had called … More
