Commander, USN Retired. 263 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Waiting
Waiting For the dancer who loved her, she heard a different beat. One that made her heart bang again her chest walls. He said, “I am taken with you.” And she said to him, “Wait.” And the dancer offered her ribbons and bows taken from his voyages, and she paid for them with her time….
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Highjack
Year of the Horse Writing Contest entry for June. 313 words.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
What’s in My Name
Flash Fiction written at Buckaloose Workshop 6/16/14; Wordcount – 171
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Kakaʻako Dreams
303 words (Flash Fiction started at the Buckaloose Writing Workshop on 6/16/14, then tweaked at home)
Bamboo Shoots awards
June Winners for the BR Year of the Horse Writing Contest
Congratulations to this month’s winners. Each has won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in the online store : ) Here are this month’s winners and the awards they’ve won: Da mos WooHoo! Award: An Armful of Warm Girl Da mos An Das One Nuddah Ting Piss Me Off Award Kakaʻako Dreams Da mos Glossy Award…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
BR Year of the Horse Writing Contest for July
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 taken from the following two texts. Find them here: BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 89, Spring 2006, New Moon Use one of the prompts to trigger your…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse Writing Contest: JULY Prompts
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 taken from the following two texts: this helps make his day I’ll show you she didn’t sound enthusiastic about it why was she doing that?…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
The Nymph and the Sage, A Retelling
Triggers: #2: he never takes his eyes off the; #5: some dreams are just that, dreams; #4: that would have been it for my career; #6. you start thinking about… stuff. Gloss: Apsara: celestial maiden. Devidasi: temple dancer. Sadir: ancient (and lost) dance. Word Count: 258.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
An Armful of Warm Girl
An Armful of Warm Girl A chance meeting at an old friend’s over a glass of wine you appeared. Your eyes smiling with an easy laugh you knew you were desired from the first glance. You put your glass down to look at a Picasso Blue Horse and I moved closer to an armful of…