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What? I thought I said we always take February off. What? That’s wrong. We always take March off. So here’s one last chance to kick writing butt in the Year of the Ram. Yup. We’re going up. This month you can write a haiku or a piece that is exactly 100 words or a piece…
Hope you all choked your way through December 31st. It was really smokey at my house. Which reminded me it was time to post the details about The Great Writing Contest for the Year of the Ram for January. This is the last one, folks, so pile on. February is always the month break to…
Okay, here we go, launching ourselves into December. I can’t believe it. Where did 2015 go? Guess what? That’s right. We’re expanding the word limit again. This month, you can write a haiku, a piece that is exactly 100 words, or a piece that is exactly 400 words. To recap: a haiku or a 100-word…
Congratulations to Teter and Doreen B. You’re the November winners in The Great Bamboo Ridge Year of the Ram Writing Contest. You’ve won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the online store. Just mention you’re a November Bamboo Shoots winner when you check out : )
Gobble gobble, and a Happy Thanksgiving in advance. Guess what? We’re still anticipating the new website. I am on tenterhooks. Literally. You should see me. It’s not a pretty sight, I tell you. But I digress. Here are the themes for this month’s contest: 1. Fall 2. November 3. Thanksgiving 4. What? 5. For real?…
Hey hey hey! Happy October to all of you. This month’s themes are: October Halloween Website At last This month we’re changing it up a little. We’re still looking for haiku and for pieces that are exactly 100 words. But this month we’re also looking for pieces that are exactly 200 words as well. To…
Congratulations to APPLEBLOSSOM, PATPATHAWAII, SCOTTKIKKAWA, JIM HARSTAD, DOREEN B., and DARRELL. You’re the winners for September’s Year of the Ram Writing Contest. You’ve each won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the online store. Just mention that you’re a September winner when you check out. And keep on writing : )
Congratulations to Akiosama, Jim Harstad, and Doreen B. You’ve each won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the online store. Just mention you’re August winners when you check out. Keep on writing!
Going grocery shopping in September? If you have a Maikaʻi Card, you can make a donation to Bamboo Ridge Press (#77156) at any Foodland or Sack n’ Save for the Give Aloha promotion. BR Issue #106 is here and we’re celebrating with our Annual Wine & Words Fundraiser. But this year is a little different!…
Here’s the theme for this month’s contest: respite. You can either write a haiku, or you can write a piece that’s exactly 100 words. Good luck 🙂