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The Great BR Year of the Dragon Contest has ended : )
Stay tuned for a new contest coming in March : )
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Dragon
The Great BR Year of the Dragon Contest wraps up in January : )
Happy last week of 2012. Hope you’re having a great holiday season. Guess what? January’s word limit is 400 words. That’s right. 400 words. The six triggers for January are:…
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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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From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 52, Fall 1991, Last Quarter
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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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 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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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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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!…