Her shift had ended at 12:30, her co-workers tired and gone, but she liked to sit and smoke with the strays that lived in the bushes behind the drive-thru. During…
In this week’s The Bones of Blood Work, Donald Carreira Ching revisits “Kāneʻohe Town”—the shortest piece in the collection, and one of its most essential. Written as a sensory exercise,…
As Hōkūleʻa celebrates its 50th birthday, author and educator Marion Lyman-Mersereau reflects on her time as a crew member and the values of ʻonipaʻa (steadfastness), laulima (cooperation), and wiwoʻole (courage)…
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The 19th Hawaiʻi Book & Music Fest was Mayyyjah (and so is Kristiana Kahakauwila) by thomas iannucci So if you couldn’t tell by the title, I had a great time…
Aloha everyone! Bamboo Buckeroo is off on a fabulous adventure so here’s a prompt list from me instead. But in the words of the Buckeroo, “Remember, these prompts are only…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August 2024 Year of the Dragon Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
A Farewell Toast (memorial)
A Farewell Toast (eulogy for a sandwich) I am not dressed appropriately for this, with a red mess of guts on my blouse. Your guts. Yellow bits of little yous…
Wing Tek Lum’s new collection of poetry, The Oldtimers, imagines life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900 and gives voice to a forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the…
in faddah’s voice… Thomas Iannucci · boy (demo 2)