“What’s he done? Lady, that is what David Chan will get out of the guy who just plugged your hubby. Either he … More
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I think I’ve known him all my life
I’ve decided I’m old enough to saythat time does not heal all wounds.I know this because I’ve experiencedthe kind ofgriefthat … More
Adultery, Theft, and Murder, Oh My (260 words)
I went back to my office. Some woman was waiting. I was anxious to get to the bottom of Kama and Eugene’s … More
What’re the Chances? (160 words)
Chan had a witness. It looked to the witness like the victim had been swimming and a woman had saved him … More
Carousel of Time
The end of the carnival of light and soundthe summertime fairgroundof Ferris wheel and rollercoaster rideslaughter a million miles from … More
Prune Mui
When I was growing up, every neighborhood had someone like Mrs. Matayoshi. If there were someone living near you who had … More
No Fall at Kōke‘e
It was that booming sound of rage, so thrillingto witness the angry sloshup of hydrologic forces,brimming froth and foam and … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 22, The Bachelor Life for Me
Never start a piece of writing offering your reader advice. What you will find, I have reason to believe, is that … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 15, Get Your Motor Running
When I would hear my friends talk about what their children were going through to get their driver licenses, I … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 10, Moved by Music
My parents never held back when it came to providing us with a variety of cultural experiences. One of these was … More
NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 3, The Terrible Twos
The Terrible Twos? Hell. Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3? Curses. I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More
A Dying Wish
The second thing I remember is my 4th birthday party,five red wax candles burning on a pink cake, the extra one … More
Playing a Game (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 17)
A man standing in front of Chan, turned to face him. “Oh wow,” the man said, “look who’s here. If it … More
Shanghai Tower
I wouldn’t get caught dead in Dubai, so probably then in the endthe tallest building I’ll ever have visited in … More
The Loss of a Son (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 10)
Chan gathered himself in the corridor outside Conrad Jones’s room. Now he would have to tell him about his son’s death. One … More
Hiking Lessons
I am hiking up Pālolo Valley with my friend Olav. We’ve brought along way more than enough beer to fuel … More
The Meaning of Aloha (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 3)
As with Mr. Martìnez, Mr. Flores’s room was tidy, everything packed, and there was an airline ticket indicating that he’d … More
Retirement
It’s possible I may live longer than my parents did.Desperation for more time should affect me with less intensitymaybe, given … More
A Helping Hand (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 33)
In his mind, Chan had just knocked Yu down on the floor and was kicking his teeth in. “David?” Yamamoto brought … More
Death on the Nile
“We are considered by your country to be a third-world country. They say we are 100 years behind you. Do you think … More