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…
I was gone, but now I’m back. A little jet-lagged but dealing with it. I hope you ate a lot of Halloween candy, but that’s because I’m a dentist. No no no no no. Just kidding. If I were a dentist, believe me, it would not be safe. So, we got winners for October. That’s…
Let’s write something between 100 and 1000 words. Any genre. Remember, these prompts are merely suggestions. Feel free to ignore them and write about whatevahs. Here we go. Halloween Ghosts Princesses Costumes Disguises Candy Witches Brews Boos Shoes Dos Donts Won’ts Wants Want nots Waste nots Love knots Pearls of great price Head lice Fried…
I miss Jim Harstad’s writing entries. Merry Christmas to all of you. I know, it’s early, right? Tell that to all the stores at Ala Moana Shopping Center and elsewhere who have their Christmas decorations going up. Unreal. But what’s scary isn’t that the decorations and sale items are early, it’s that they’re really early….
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for September 2022 Writing Contest
September 2022 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts : )
Let’s write something up to a 1000 word max. Prose, poems, plays/monologues, hybrid forms. Whatever you like. Remember, these prompts can be ignored. Feel free to write anything you’d like to write about. Here are some prompt possibilities you can ignore: Labor Day Labor Birth Delivery FedEx USPS UPS Downs September Song Going along Going…
Ahoy, mateys, and welcome aboard September. Summer’s gone, and school’s back in session. Traffic sucks and we have no inter-island ferry system. What a time to be alive and writing about stuff! We got August winners. Yeah! And each of you receives not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for August Contest
August 2022 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Okay, let’s do exactly 100 words, or exactly 500 words, Jim Harstad’s favorite kind of challenge. You knew you’d done some editing, he said, when you pared your work down to a specific number of words. Here are the August prompts Jim Harstad Teachers Students Readers Writers Bullshit Truth Fact Fiction Fact that reads like…
Okay, writers, these are July’s winners. Don’t forget, you win 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the BRP online store. Send an email message to [email protected] to let them know you’re a July winer, and you receive a code to use when you check out. The winners are: Joy Gold Dawn Ellen Kim OB Doreen…
Okay, we’re going to shift gears this month. Let’s revisit short pieces. This month, let’s do either exactly 100 words, or exactly 500 words. One or the other. Or both if you have the time. You can submit as many piece as you like. And keep in mind that any piece you write might be…
Aloha to all you authors out there in writing land. I hope your July is off to a good start. We have winners again, and you’ll each receive 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the BRP online store. Make sure to email [email protected] You’ll receive a code that you can use when you check out…