Fall’s air settling cold outside swirling Autumn’s leaves around Cirrus clouds in nippy blue from drying cornfields cawing sound. Laughter comes from little ones at a scarecrow’s crooked hat Kinfolk…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Love: No Choice but To Follow
distracting desire love’s a dream passing at night lingering perfume lingering perfume hints of love’s reality even in our dreams even in our dreams that perfect time of true love…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse Writing Contest for November : )
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
Top Five Regrets of the Dying: #4. “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
threads of silver dots trailed down the moi’s back streaking into an elevator grey into black broken tips pulled apart she caressed its glistening white underbelly she knew it was…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Brushstrokes
Dark symbols curve gracefully, twist, then dramatically ends like a ballerina on pointe. Carefully loading the brush with ink, Mr. Han transfers the brush to paper, and, with elbow floating,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
The Running Solution
I’m not in any danger of her passing me, but she’s sure keeping up, a surprise in itself. She can tell I’m surprised too and feels good about that. As…
Bamboo Shoots awards
September winner in the Year of the Horse Writing Contest : )
Congratulations! To our September winner in The Great BR Year of the Horse Writing Contest. She’s won 10 Bamboo Bucks to redeem in the BR online store. Here’s the award…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Andrea
I suppose you know I was in love with you. All those letters. We were a pair of regular epistolary fiends. That’s why I came back to Madison in ’82….
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Grey Fantasy: I Felt Ill–at ease in a suit, really?
A woman poses in front of a mirror in Hugo Boss wool-blended, sharply tailored with trousers (not pants) A ten-year-old girl stands on the other side of the mirror She…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse Writing Contest for October : )
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…