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Happy April. I hope yours came in like a lamb. I love lamb chops. And mint jelly, not mint sauce. The kind you put on bread, like guava jelly, the fake substitute one. I’m not into the “authentic” one they use that’s all vinegary. Lamb is so expensive now, though. It used to be one…
Three very important things to keep in mind. First, these prompts can act as springboards for you. Use them to go somewhere or feel free to ignore them completely and write whatever you want to write. Second, I forgot already, so just remember 1 and 3. Third, any piece you post for the monthly contest…
Aloha and a very Happy March to all of you. I’m hanging out in the Bamboo Ridge super secret European headquarters this week, so my clock is a little off. It’s cool that Eric and Darrell had the foresight to set up international headquarter satellites in anticipation of BRP’s expansion. Did I ever tell you…
Okie Dokie, Happy February to all you writers out there in, er, writerland. First off, have you checked over under the blogs to see if you won10 Bamboo Bucks for your January writing submission? Hurry up. Go take a look: January 2023 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Winners : ) Okay, this…
Okay, so sorry to be late on here. My high school alma mater has been a rough two weeks, and all the activity plum wore me out. But I’m back, because if there’s another thing besides his high school that Bamboo Buckaroo wants to keep going it’s the BRP monthly writing contest, now in our…
Okay, let’s kick off the New Year with one of Jim Harstad’s favorites. Some of you have done this before, so you know that it’s an exercise in revising your work. For this exercise, you’ll be posting a pair companion pieces in the same post. The first piece will be exactly 100, 200, 300, 400,…
WoooHooo! Happy New Year to everyone. Including Santa. Lived through another brutal Christmas. I wondered how is it possible to cover the whole world in one night? Well, I found out that with the heavy disguise, it’s hard to tell one Santa from another, so he hires roughly one million people for the Christmas rush…
Aloha and Happy Holidays to all of you writers out there. I can’t believe how fast and faster the years fly by. Why just yesterday it was December 2nd. And now it’s December 3rd already. Amazing. Okay, on to more important matters. We have November winners! You have each won 1,000 Bamboo Bucks. Oh, wait,…
Okay, how about we write something from 100 to 1000 words again. Remember that you can write about anything you’d like to write about. You don’t have to use one of these prompts. You can write a poem or a story, an article or a play, a recipe or any hybrid combination you want. Without…
Okay, Turkeys, it’s November. A good time to think skinny. Better yet, disguise yourself as tofu and live a long, happy life. Okay, writers, it’s November. A good time to write about anything. Just like any other time. So let’s go between 100 and 1000 words. Here are some prompt ideas for November. Don’t like…