Okay, below are the titles and opening pieces of the July entries. This month, your entry will be a 100-word addition to one of these openings. You can continue your own, or you can choose another one. Doreen B, I didn’t want to eliminate yours. The title of your piece for this month will be…

Aha! Tell me you were expecting that you could write a haiku, 100-word, or 1000-word piece this month. That I’d list a bunch of themes. You were thinking that, right? Okay. Sorry. No. I’m not doing that. This month we’re going to try something different. Below you will find ten sentences. Your assignment, should you…

Okay, it’s obvious you folks are all cooking with gas now. Doreen B., I wanted to give you thirty Bamboo Bucks this time, but I talked to my bosses and they said, “What? You crazy? You tink Bamboo Bucks grow on trees o’wot? No can do, Bamboo Buckaroo. Now get outta our office a go…

All right, friends — in what seems to have turned into a fun monthly exercise for you all — here we go You can write a “Haiku” — or whatever you think a “Haiku” is Or you can write A piece that is EXACTLY 100 words Or you can write A piece that is EXACTLY…

Wow, laulau. One of the greatest months in the eight years of this contest. Hey, huge congratulations to Jim Harstad, Doreen B., Darrel, Homelessinhonolulu, and Rbibeau. You guessed it. Each of you has won ten Bamboo Bucks to spend in our online store. Just mention you’re a May winner when you check out. I got…

Okay, if you haven’t memorized the guidelines already, remember that you can write a haiku or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 100 words or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 1000 words. Here are the writing prompts for May: Memorial Day Mother’s Day May Day Leis Greetings Aloha Airlines Bankruptcy…

Year of the writers! Congratulations to Jim Harstad and Rbibeu. You are the April winners in the Great Bamboo Ridge Year of the Dog Writing Contest. As usual, you receive ten Bamboo Bucks that you can spend in our online store — just in case there’s something there you haven’t bought already : ) The…

Eh, we get some writers now, uh? Everybody cooking wit gas. So how dis sound to you? Dis month you can write — tree guesses and two no count — one haiku or you can write . . . got it? one piece exactly 100 words or you can write? Das right: one piece exactly…

Happy Year of the Dog! A new year. Our contest rolls on. The rules remain the same. You can write a Haiku or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 100 words long or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 1000 words. Make sure to click the Year of the Dog button…