–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 too, I had test today. –What kine test? You no go school. –All kine test. Erryting. All da tests combine erryting into one blood test….

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 Wahiawa that took us alongside cane fields.   If I was lucky, I’d see long-legged white birds, high stepping and pecking here and there looking for…

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 fo school Afta school, we all da time run down hill Fo stay in front guys dat chase us.   So den, my fuddah wen…

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 some high-school alma maters from aroun da State.  I can see da Bamboo Buck tree out da window in da back a da cave.  Get…

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. –Uh, Uncle. Mask gotta cover your nose and mouth, not your eyes. –Not dis kine? Das all I get, my old Long Ranger mask. “Who…

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 September. So Nicholson is about to get his nose cut up.  Prompts jumping into my brain: cutlery plastic surgery nosy people knifey people intimidation Eh,…