I’m brushing my hair when I notice movement to the left of me. It seems to be in slow motion, and it feels like I’m watching a movie. It is a complete…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
The Nature of Being
I love wandering the aisles of Flora-Dec and Party City Stopping here and there, You think this is aimless, which is why I go alone And why you should go…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
Pushing Your Boundaries
I crawled through the streets of New York City, strolled across the Thames, fell victim to heatstroke in Versailles, and explored wartime ruins. You may find it hard to leave…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
Leaving Your Comfort Zone
My transition from middle to high school was more difficult than I expected. I graduated from middle school with sixty kids, half of which planned on moving away or going…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
A Walk into My Past
The walk down into Waipi‘o Valley on the Big Island is easy, but the hike up isn’t, for the casual stroller at least. I’ve tackled that steep incline twice in…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
Halloween is the time of year
when meals come straight to her door– a black cauldron roils contents of gall of goat, eye of newt, pineapple sliced by Grim Reaper’s scythe, splash of Devil’s Springs vodka–…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
Let Go
It was a typical night for me as a 9 year old. I walked around outside of the house to say hello to my precious pets, a cocker spaniel, Aladdin,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger October Contest Prompts
Like Two Kids
Around 8:00 a.m. I walk onto the lanai with a hot pot of coffee and my laptop. Harri stumbles after me. The theme song to our favorite cartoon begins to…
Let’s write something between 100 and 1000 words. Any genre. Remember, these prompts are merely suggestions. Feel free to ignore them and write about whatevahs. Here we go. Halloween Ghosts…