Triggers for July: 1. not dead yet 2. trying to understand 3. the old were first to leave 4. life was good 5. I had fallen in love 6. to do my part 7. to make shame 8. nothing helps “The Peddler” Mountains rose above our village like hands in prayer. She shuffled from house…

Here are the monthly winners in The Great BR Year of the Snake Writing Contest. They've won $10 Bamboo Bucks to use in the online store : ) Here's the list of winners and their awards: Da mos Down in da Poe-a-tree Trenches Award “Misses and Mythconceptions,” by Normie Salvador http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1437 Da mos Eat da…

June is busting out all over, and so is our ongoing writing contest. This month, the limit is back to 500 words. The triggers for this month are lines taken from the following two texts. Find them here: Issue Number 60, Winter 1994, New Moon Issue Number 61/62, BANANAHEART & OTHER STORIES, by Marie Hara…

Triggers for June: 1. I'm never doing this again 2. when we could not see each other 3. like a chain-reaction 4. speechless and angry 5. don't you understand? 6. wiseass 7. if you can't say something nice 8. the sky's the limit “Body Surfer,” by Susan M. Schultz Thinking's a disease I want no…

Triggers for June: 1. so many plans had to be reconsidered 2. we did not do anything 3. you didn’t have to talk 4. we studied how to do it 5. the only problem was 6. so much going on 7. she liked her loneliness 8. trancelike From “Bananaheart”:           The second time it happened, she…

In honor of the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, we’re changing up the rules for this month: There is no word limit : ) That’s right, you can submit as many words as you like. The triggers for this month are lines taken from the following text. Find them here: Issue Number 100, Waiting fo…

May triggers: 1. the unforgettable flight 2. inspiration 3. traditions 4. public habit 5. like a lover 6. wait, let me think 7. when I least expect it 8. this is my routine 9. watch, watch, watch 10. I've never written a poem 11. homework, reports, books, journals 12. I discovered you 13. not da…

Congratulations to our March winner in The Great BR Year of the Snake writing contest: Da mos Great First Installment Award “Kapahulu,” by PIIHONUA http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1389 Piihonua has won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the BR online store, and you can too. Just keep writing and submitting those entries : )