On the emerald Isle of Eire amidst deep blue seas faraway, A band of naughty leprechauns gather on the evenin’ of St. Paddy’s Day. Wearin’ top hats and waistcoats of…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
White Rabbit
Gramma would always take us wit her fo see dem. Da rustee ol screen doah wit couple pukas inside, creek as we wen open um. Insai was da jade lady…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Hanafuda Moon
Hanafuda Moon you gaze down at me Orion hovers above sitting on Tutu’s front porch, bathing in silver moon and starlight waiting patiently for hanami, when the cherry blossoms in…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
What Real Men Do
“Chris,” my dad began, “there are two things in this world that mean everything to a real man. I’m talking about the ingredients that make real men. Do you…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Hanging Out
Hanging Out One morning I decided that I wasn’t going to wait for cancer, an accident, dementia, or suicide to finish this trip called life. No longer interested in writing,…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse Writing Contest for February : )
There is no word limit for your entries. HOWEVER, we are also looking for haiku entries, if you are so inclined : ) The triggers for this month are lines…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
THIS METASTATIC COSMOS
My dad thought humans Were the cancer Of the universe. He despised what we’re doing To our only planet Earth. He contended that, If there are indeed other habitable planets,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Bringing Us Both Back
That summer I was slaving at the record store. Galaxy of Sound, where the stars come out. That advertising slogan is burned in my brain. Every time I recite it,…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse Writing Contest for January : )
There is no word limit for your entries. HOWEVER, we are also looking for haiku entries, if you are so inclined : ) The triggers for this month are lines…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
A BEGGAR’S CHRISTMAS, 1947
Part One East Bremerton was called Manette back then, and it had the same relationship to the Navy town of Bremerton as Brooklyn has to Manhattan: Inferior. Also, a tall…