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Lanning Lee

Aloha and e komo mai. I'm an author of prose and poetry born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I publish a daily rough draft here on my author site. Please read with me, comment, and please share your own writing. Mahalo for reading, and a hui ho.

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Tag: #WriterTuesday

Like Father, Like Son

His son, David Jr., still lived at home. This was good. He was finishing up his English major at UH … More

#HawaiiCrimeFiction, #LieutenantDavidChanMystery, #WriterTuesday

A Visiting

“Ay, it’s the cost of everything these days that drives me crazy. Nowadays I’m only rolling my own.” Chris could … More

#Character, #Strangers, #Travel, #WriterTuesday

I’m Listening Still

“I don’t see it that way,” you say, and I begin the wonder why.We sit cross legged on the floor … More

#Loss, #Love, #Time, #WriterTuesday, #Youth

Passing

It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More

#Death, #Doctors, #Work, #WriterTuesday

A Sure Thing

He had a hot tip.  “I wish I could tell you, my love,” said Chad, simultaneously fixing his face in … More

#Love, #WriterTuesday, Gambling, Loss

If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck

I did not recognize Keola. If you’ve not seen someone for, say, 25 years, you might have little difficulty recognizing … More

#Childhood, #friendship, #life, #WriterTuesday

Figuring

“I will travel more as I’m able to do so,” Lehua said to herself. It was like a mantra some … More

#family, #Love, #Travel, #Work, #WriterTuesday

Front

It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More

#Death, #Work, #WriterTuesday

Lifesaver

He’d joined on the Daegu because his uncle captained that long-line vessel.It was grueling work, worse his stomach betrayed him … More

#Danger, #Fish, #life, #Work, #WriterTuesday

Sweet

I am ice cream fool in love with you,the whole red and white striped jacket deal,white slacks creased, and my … More

#Food, #Love, #Romance, #WriterTuesday

Adaptation

When I was 21 and tired of school, tired of anger, and sick of hurting,at Fisherman’s Wharf, I watched ships … More

#Changes, #Death, #life, #WriterTuesday

Pro Bono

Have you ever been at that point in a project where you’re just about finished, but there’s some nervousness making … More

#Criminals, #HawaiiCrimeFiction, #Neighbors, #Work, #WriterTuesday

Dr. Liu

Here’s to three years of “Let There Be Peace on Earth,”singing for it repeatedly and never seeing even one dayof … More

#WriterTuesday, Death, Friendship

To Grow

It was the conversation Mr. and Mrs. Kakesako had dreaded having. Well, the one they’d dreaded having would have been … More

#Grandparents, #Learning, #Love, #ParentsandChildren, #Prejudice, #WriterTuesday

Hand Holding

Termites don’t have hands, I thought, silently cursing my not-so-very amusing friend. Rod, who wasn’t even a licensed exterminator, had … More

#friendship, #Insects, #Love, #WriterTuesday

Seating Assignment

I’d been praying, walking down the aisle, my carry-on black Adidas bag held out in front of me so as … More

#Airplanes, #Strangers, #Travel, #WriterTuesday

Forbidden Fruit

When I was a kid, I’d walk up my hill on the way home from school.There was a place halfway … More

#Challenges, #Childhood, #Guns, #WriterTuesday

Do Them Part

Someone wake him before he dreams of her again.On the shore, two with pants legs, their cuffs rolled upto save … More

#Love, #Marriage, #WriterTuesday

When Vacations End

Back from Korea,I realize to my horrorwhen I wake up,dizzy from jet-lag,that I have to cook for myself.Breakfastand lunchand dinner.All … More

#Cooking, #Korea, #Romance, #Travel, #WriterTuesday

Mourning Calm

I’m back, I thought, as I stepped off the plane,returned to my ancestral home once more,recalling all my blood bound … More

#Anger, #Korea, #Travel, #WriterTuesday

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