Congratulations to Doreen B, Jim Harstad, Darrell, and Normie Salvador. You are all winners this month. As always, you’ve won ten Bamboo Bucks to spend in the online store. Just…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Uncle Tink He Know
Uncle, you made any resolutions? Hah? Why you like me turn around? Uncle, RES-OH-LU-SHEN. I knew dat. You tink I donno about revolutions? Every year, I make revolutions like “I…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Black Lite in January
This Friday the thirteenth, the moon an unfiltered LED, sending misspelled beams of nite lite dappling the quiescent leaves, stunned to stillness absolute. Seen upside-down from the second floor, eerie,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
The day before I started my school suspension — more about that later — we learned of my father’s decision to quit his current job. The two had some things…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Kaleo
Looking back Kaleo is twelve going on thirteen when Child Welfare Services takes him from his mother and places him with his father, his father’s new wife and their young…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Monkey
January Year of the Monkey Writing Contest : )
Okay, we had a record number of entries for the December contest, and we’re looking to break that record this month. If you guessed it, then you guessed right. We’re…
Bamboo Shoots awards
December winners for the Year of the Monkey Writing Contest : )
Congratulations to Piihonua, Jim Harstad, Mila Patterson, Darrell, Doreen B., Normie Salvador, and Writewords. You’re all winners in this month’s contest. You’ve each won 10 Bamboo Bucks to spend in…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Panaʻewa – December entry – 1333 words
Stories that conjure up memories of the ohana at Christmas hold a special place in the hearts of many of us, it helps bring their warm aloha back to you,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Christmas Time
The twinkling of brilliant colors in front of the black tapestry of the night sky. The soft hum of happy melodies seeping out the windowsills of every house. The soft…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Monkey
Happy New Year!
Uncle give us firecrackers every Christmas. He dress up like Santa Claus, but we know das him. And he always tell, “You gotta be safe when you pop firecracker. No…