–Uncle, I had test today. –Oh? What kine test? –Math and English. Da standardized test, everybody gotta take um at da same time. Two hours. –You worried? –Litto bit. –Me…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Bird Watcher
Bird Watcher My grandfather drove his 59 Chevy Impala and us every Sunday to the church in Nuuanu. It was a long and boring ride on the road from…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Up Your Nose
Up Your Nose From befo time, I was small You know da kine, fo evah in front da school pichas. My bruddah an me used to walk up da hill…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Time
Just another mellow Monday ova here in da Bamboo Ridge Press supah secret headquatahs. No mo noting stirring. Not even a mongoose. Jes Eric and Darrell playing Mahjong an singing…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Boy and Uncle: Mask
Boy and Uncle: Mask –Uncle, what you wearing. Not Halloween. –One mask. Da gov-nah said gotta wear mask when you go out. So I went find my favorite mask….
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Mating Season
Whoa! Weird! Yestahday I couldn’t reach dis site. I tought somebody stole um. I was gonna call da intahnet cops. But now no need. Ho! What a plop plop fizz…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rat -- September Contest
Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown
Yeah yeah yeah, I know. It’s not Monday. But I canna let a whole week go by promptless, can I? Why waste da week? So here’s #WritingPrompt numero uno for…