I sat restless. Waiting. That’s all it ever felt like I was doing these days. Waiting. Watching, like a shadow following in my own footsteps. An observer of my own…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Why We Call Her Gia (Crazy Doggie Mommy Part 1)
I was filled with anticipation and anxiety. Behind the smiles I faked for my husband and family was the stabbing pain of loss. There was a void in my life, a…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Just Don’t Call Her Awkward (Crazy Doggie Mommy Part 2)
Even with a delicious brunch sitting in front of me and my handsome husband sitting across me, I couldn’t seem to find my smile or appetite. “Stop worrying.” My hubby’s serious…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Realization
I know what this life has for me even though I am only eighteen. The time for a new era began at the ending of my Senior year, when I…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Going Away
I’m going away, in these few precious days I am not okay, It feels like I am in a daze Watching as my life passes me by. The hour goes…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Taking It Slow
Surfacing from mysterious waters, red koi are seen above a labyrinth of squiggles and lines, the water not water, but hallucinogenic blemishes of green, lavender, yellow, gold– the overwhelming sensation…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for September 2022 Writing Contest
Dream of Life
I’ve had this dream before, variations of it, many times. This morning it was my final dream of the night, so right now I can picture the scene vividly. In…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for September 2022 Writing Contest
September 2022 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts : )
Let’s write something up to a 1000 word max. Prose, poems, plays/monologues, hybrid forms. Whatever you like. Remember, these prompts can be ignored. Feel free to write anything you’d like…