“These days,” he croons in a thoughtful baritone, “it seems that everybody expects physical congress with everybody else. If you’re not making a pass at a man’s wife — or…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
The Running Solution
I’m not in any danger of her passing me, but she’s sure keeping up, a surprise in itself. She can tell I’m surprised too and feels good about that. As…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Song for Ferguson
“You just revealed a side of yourself I didn’t know you had.” “Which side would that be?” “The delusional.” “My bad. Should I hum ‘The Missouri Waltz’ on my way…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Venison Reprieve
This is the middle of a larger piece. 1152 words.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for General Prose
Christmastime 2013
Note to the reader: Herman is not me; nobody here is anybody anywhere. Word count: 1,491
Bamboo Shoots Submission for General Prose
[email protected]
The following didn't happen just this way. Does anything? Ever? Word count: 303
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
REM Sleep
I live in a mature neighborhood — old people, night sirens: 298 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Scoreless Tie
My parents took up golf in their mid-fifties and enjoyed it for the rest of their lives. On the theory that too much early pleasure might, like smoking, interfere with my maturation process, I put it off until my early seventies. 427 words.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
A Mother's Lament
November entry, 90 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
aMERICA IN bASSACKWARDS
Year of the Dragon October entry — 98 words