Okay, Happy June. It’s busting out all over. Anyone reading this get married in June? Congratulations. Dads? Congratulations to you too. When I think of June, I think of my godchildren growing up in Connecticut who would still be in school. I can’t imagine living in a place where they still have school in June….
Hey. It’s June. Let’s write a piece, between 100 and 500 words that celebrates something. It can be anything from being alive, to a wedding or some other festive event. Or it could be about getting a new job or a promotion or retirement. Maybe the birth of your child, grandchild, or a friends’ child….
Okay, it’s time to write for May. Let’s go 100 to 500 words. This month’s challenge is to use a line or sentence twice. Writing a poem? Use the same line as your first line and your last. Or repeat the line twice at the beginning or end. Or use it anywhere you like, so…
Hey hey hey, Happy May May May. We have April winners. Each of you has won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use in the online store. Send an email to [email protected] and they’ll send you a code to use when you check out of the store. Make sure to use your Bucks by the end of…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rabbit
April 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Happy April. The cruelest month, or so I’ve heard some people moan about. I say the month is what you make of it. This month we’ll write between 100 and 500 words. And because Misty is on a roll, we’re going to use another one of her ideas. The goal this month is to write…
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…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt
March 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
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…