Ho, hahd go skool in town when you live Ewa Beach. ‘Specially when get tree different kids going tree different skools. Even back den had to leave supah early in da morning. Socks, shoes, uniforms trown on half asleep. We go Sack n Save by Stadium Mall bleary eyes squinting at da white tile floor….
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ram
Easy order to go
“Sorry, you can’t sit here lanai is for customers.” “I ordahed tree sprites!” “You’ve been waiting long.” “But we don’t serve tree sprites here.” “Fine! Den tree fruit punch!!”
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ram
From the Wild Place
FROM THE WILD PLACE Mother Earth and Father Sky thrown from the chaos of Po; the wild place, dark and deep. Being two halves of the same whole. One above and one below eternally touching on an infinite horizon. Opposing and embracing, opposing and embracing, taming the riot. Rocks, trees, fish, man woman created- gradually…
It was an exciting Saturday at The Manifest in downtown Honolulu–the perfect day for a book launch. Live music greeted attendees as they arrived and perused the book table and drink menu. There was hardly an empty seat to be found!
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Kakaʻako Dreams
303 words (Flash Fiction started at the Buckaloose Writing Workshop on 6/16/14, then tweaked at home)
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Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
It's the Little Things (125 words)
trigger #7 as if you were holding a river
Seven local authors share tips and advice on writing.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
In a Fricken Minute
Year of the Snake Contest–October (240 words)
Trigger #6 in a minute
— From “Justice Driving,” by Wendy Miyake