August is upon us, and it’s getting hot, hot, hot. As good a time to write as any. This month you can write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words or a piece that is exactly 2000 words Here are the triggers for August: Back to school School supplies School Supplies New…

Okay, writers, it’s time to ponder July pieces for the Year of the Rooster contest. As it was last month, you can write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words or a piece that is exactly 2000 words. Your choice. Here are the triggers for July: July 4th Fireworks Fire Water The…

Congratulations to Jim Harstad, Darrell, Rbibeau, Doreen B. and Zanelle. You are the June winners of the Bamboo Ridge online writing contest. Each of you has won ten Bamboo Bucks that you can spend in the online store. Just mention that you’re a June winner when you check out. Congratulations to all of you, and…

Okay, it’s time to play. We are going up again this month, and still looking for hearty souls who want to shoot the moon : ) So, you can write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words or a piece that is exactly 2000 words Here are this month’s triggers: Father’s Day…

Okay, it’s time for the May Contest edition. I’m in England right now, so the cues might also have something to do with England : ) And yes, we’re going up again this month. So you can write: a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words or a piece that is exactly 1888…

Okay, even though April Fool’s Day is past, it’s still going to be one of the topics for this month. And we’re going up again. So, you can either write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words long or you can accept the great challenge of writing a piece that is exactly…

Okay, we are going up again this month. So, you can write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words long or you can accept the challenge of writing a piece that is exactly 1666 words long. Here are the prompts for March: Women’s History Month March Madness St. Patrick’s Day Everyone is…