Many eons ago, a family of Rabbits lived in Green Glenn with other old-time families—the Minks, Mockingbirds, and Foxes. Life was good for everyone, particularly the Rabbits. Their days were…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- July Contest
Through The Looking Glass
When my dentist friend meets me for after-work drinks I worry he first notices my teeth Still stained from too much coffee He’s thinking, oh, she needs to take care…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for June 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Broken Vases
Wisdom comes from those who live the longest It is passed on by word of mouth Sometimes from mouth to words scribed on paper, My mother always told me that…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for May 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Corrected Post – I’d Like To Live In The Sky
It is the perfect place, she said, No worries. I want to hide from people Who look at my artwork Yeah, that one about the knife in the guy’s…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
A New Year’s Tale 2
Come, my friend, step into the circle of light. Gather closer to the campfire. The night brings the light of the moon and the cold whisper of the North Wind….
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger
Unfurling
Green. A color with flavor. The green of limes souring in the sun, The green of tart apples with a bite. Green, the color of bile. Green, the green flash…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
The Nature of Being
I love wandering the aisles of Flora-Dec and Party City Stopping here and there, You think this is aimless, which is why I go alone And why you should go…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August Contest
FOOSH (100 Words)
The taking of my wheels came earlier than expected, I tripped over a fan cord ER doc said I have FOOSH Fall On Outstretched Hand X-rays confirmed small fracture on…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- July Contest
A New Year’s Tale (500 Words)
The moon hangs in full promise on the last night of a strange year. The North Wind chills the air as it blows through town, making way for Sister South…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- June Contest
Sign Of The Times
I tested positive for Covid the other day First with an at-home test kit which I never fully trust And then confirmed by one of those pop-up test sites, Trust…