Here's Meredith Carson's “Shipwrecks” The sea floor is spread surreal when ships sink, pressing the floor with the weight of their hulls and their objects which the sea cannot understand…
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From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 50/51, SISTER STEW
Here's M. Suzuki's “Childhood” Up in the attic I cringe When I accidentally kick An old Roach Motel And it sounds like someone just shook A half-full box of Raisinets….
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November Winners in The Great BR Year of the Dragon Writing Contest
Congratulations to the two November winners of 10 Bamboo Bucks : ) Da most Different Kine a Grampa Story Award: “Jizo,” by KABOCHA http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1361 Da mos 30 More Years of…
Happy last month of 2012. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Guess what? December’s word limit is 300 words. That’s right. 300 words. The nine triggers for December are:…
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From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 45/46, LAST DAYS HERE, by Eric Chock
From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 45/46: Last Days Here, by Eric Chock: Here's Eric Chock's “Confession”: I thought we were poor, our family. There were so many things I couldn't…
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From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 44, Fall 1989, Last Quarter
From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 44, Fall 1989, Last Quarter: Robin Lim's “Something of Ours”: For a long time after — after you, years maybe, I had a small white…
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October Winners in The Great BR Year of the Dragon Writing Contest : )
Congratulations to our October winners. They''ve won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use in the BR online store. Below are the October winners and the awards they've won : ) aWARD…
Happy last day of October. Hope you all had a great month. Guess what? Give up? Okay, we’re opening up the word limit to 200 words this month. Yeah baby!…
Happy last day of October. Hope you all had a great month. Guess what? Give up? Okay, we're opening up the word limit to 200 words this month. Yeah baby!…
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September Winner! The Great BR Year of the Dragon Writing Contest Rolls On : )
Congratulations to KABOCHA, our September winner in The Great BR Year of the Dragon Writing Contest. The prize is — you guessed it : ) — 10 Bamboo Bucks to…