Triggers for December: 1. without that small voice creeping in 2. strange to say 3. well it was true 4. what is love? 5. I don’t think I can 6. I feel guilty 7. as American as a family can be 8. so this is where I am “Chronicle,” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge I was born…

Triggers for December: 1. no casualties 2. quiet and shy 3. I learned this as a child 4. I don’t get it 5. a couple of months back 6. tell me what’s wrong 7. where’re you from? 8. uncharted regions of the heart From The Lure, by Ian MacMillan           She came through the window while…

The holiday season is upon us. Black Friday is behind us and Cyber Monday is just around the corner. F**k shopping. Let’s write. This month, the word limit is again, no limit — as many or as few words as you would like to write. The triggers for this month are lines taken from the…

Year of the Snake entry for November. 486 words.

Triggers for November: 1. I wanted to surprise you           From Ka Ho`i `Ana: The Returning, by Alani Apio 2. things were that weirdly festive            From The Centipede of Attraction, by Pamela Ball 3. this isn't anything to worry about            From Akiko Buries Her Son, by David Choo 4. she would never do it…

Triggers for November: 1. in the fifth way of heaven, I stop talking            From Ways of Heaven, by Rob Wilson 2. all day the sun and rain and eyes of children follow me            From The Return, by Amy Uyematsu 3. some things are meant to be broken            From Collateral Damage, by Alshaa…

Everybody ready for Thanksgiving? November already! This month, the word limit is again, no limit — as many or as few words as you would like to write. The triggers for this month are lines taken from the following two texts. Find them here: Issue Number 74, THE BEST OF HONOLULU FICTION Issue Number 75,…

Year of the Snake Contest–October (240 words)
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— From “Justice Driving,” by Wendy Miyake

Blurb: BR issue #73, Spring 1998, New Moon prompt: 4. What do you know about love? Word Count: 253

I live in a mature neighborhood — old people, night sirens: 298 words