WoooHooo! Another great month of entires. Eh, no hold back. Write plenty and post plenty. Tis the season of giving, so geev’um. Congrats to Jim Harstad, Normie Salavador, Doreen B., A. Soyama, and Homlessinhonolulu. You all get the 10 Bamboo Bucks just in time to spend for the holidays in the Bamboo Ridge online store….

Congratulations to DoreenB, Darrell, and Jim Harstad. You’ve won the much coveted monthly prize of 10 Bamboo Bucks. You now what to do with them, right? Just let Joy know you’re an August winner when you check out of our online store. Hey! Keep writing. Try to post your pieces often. The more you post,…

Watch Riatea Helm on ‘Oiwi TV Here’s a draft I came up with today, Saturday 06.01.19. Wow, it’s amazing what you might stumble across on the internet quite by chance. Riatea Helm and her music: I’ve had a special place in my heart for her ever since she played at the fundraiser for my alma…

Feel free to add on to any one of the following choices. They’ve been narrowed to three. Don’t forget to include the preceding parts of the story when you post your your addition. They’ve been narrowed down to three story strands. Next time they’ll be narrowed down to two choices. This time you can write…

Okay, below are the titles and opening pieces of the July entries. This month, your entry will be a 100-word addition to one of these openings. You can continue your own, or you can choose another one. Doreen B, I didn’t want to eliminate yours. The title of your piece for this month will be…

Aha! Tell me you were expecting that you could write a haiku, 100-word, or 1000-word piece this month. That I’d list a bunch of themes. You were thinking that, right? Okay. Sorry. No. I’m not doing that. This month we’re going to try something different. Below you will find ten sentences. Your assignment, should you…

Okay, it’s obvious you folks are all cooking with gas now. Doreen B., I wanted to give you thirty Bamboo Bucks this time, but I talked to my bosses and they said, “What? You crazy? You tink Bamboo Bucks grow on trees o’wot? No can do, Bamboo Buckaroo. Now get outta our office a go…

All right, friends — in what seems to have turned into a fun monthly exercise for you all — here we go You can write a “Haiku” — or whatever you think a “Haiku” is Or you can write A piece that is EXACTLY 100 words Or you can write A piece that is EXACTLY…

Wow, laulau. One of the greatest months in the eight years of this contest. Hey, huge congratulations to Jim Harstad, Doreen B., Darrel, Homelessinhonolulu, and Rbibeau. You guessed it. Each of you has won ten Bamboo Bucks to spend in our online store. Just mention you’re a May winner when you check out. I got…

Okay, if you haven’t memorized the guidelines already, remember that you can write a haiku or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 100 words or you can write a piece that is EXACTLY 1000 words. Here are the writing prompts for May: Memorial Day Mother’s Day May Day Leis Greetings Aloha Airlines Bankruptcy…