It's hard growing old…

Word Count: 606

100 words September Theme: "Choose those things that unfailingly astonish you" "society, public, people/however cash's put/in exchanged pockets"

95 WORDS Memories and ruminations on being 79.

Theme: Small Kid Time

Theme 5- Grown Up Is Better (Although, in some ways, we'll never grow up)
100 words of dialogue (121 words if you count character tags)
In a recent conversation with fellow Bamboo Shoots writer 'BetweenWatersUnseen' I joked that my next submission would be a play, with 100 words of straight dialogue. This is what came out.

Hanako means “Flower Child”. Upon entering school at 5, my mother was given the name “Hilda” a name of German origin meaning “battle” or “battle maiden”. This was the general practice of the territorial education system to help assimilate the children of the Issei. The house burning occurred during one of the plantation strikes in the early 1920's. This reflects both the "small kid time" and "growing old" themes. 203 words.

YeeeHaaa! Here are the winners for August listed with the awards they've won — in addition to 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BR online store : ) Da mos Healing and Saving a Life Award: “Buried Quarter,” by Eric Kimura http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1046 Da mos Making and Unmaking Life Award: “Last Call,” by JCharisma http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1051…

thoughts about growing older with the one you love — 237 words

It say,
Kimo like sleep
wit ladies undawea on, cuz
he got one ting for — red lace Bevadeez.

The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest–174 words

780 words.

September entry (Themes 3 & 4), BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest, 100 words