Dang Bamboo Buckaroo, sometimes I think life would be a whole lot easier without his persistent over-the-shoulder ”help”, as when he reminds me that sometime back in the early days…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- July Contest
A Hundred Words
A hundred words, like a hundred anything, is a large-enough quantity to command respect without trying too hard — just hard enough. How much harder would it be to fit…
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A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Fifty
ON HE RODE — Chapter Fifty Lucky for us, there is a rear exit leading directly to the parking lot. “You drive,” I tell Mary. “This is your kuleana, your…
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A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Nine
It’s kind of amazing how fast I start feeling normal by starting my day in a neighborhood among normal people who prepare to go normal places and do normal things….
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A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Eight
ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Eight In the meantime I’ll take advantage of what must be the most comfortable seating accommodation anywhere, the first five miles of riding any Greyhound…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for April 2022 Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest
FULL FLOWER
Those lucky enough to own a 2022 Ansel Adams wall calendar open to April can view dogwoods blossoming copiously in bright spring rain above Tanaya Creek in 1950’s Yosemite. In…
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A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Seven
It turns out we don’t use names much anyway to confirm that we’re all part of The Movement to End All War Forever and other absurd notions having to do…
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A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Six
By the time I pull into the SHELL station there’s no doubt that the noises coming from under the hood are concerning and need immediate attention. Luckily, it’s a slow…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- February 2002 Contest
OPHTHALMOLOGICAL
We know about sparkling eyes, dancing eyes, laughing eyes, and eyes the windows, mirrors, portals to the soul, But what about tiny soul creatures (living secretly) within each dark (and…
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A very rough draft of Jim Harstad’s memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty-Five
Take it slow and easy, if you wanna get along with me. A get-along is an easy glide that doesn’t put pressure inequitably on any part by not applying much…