Triggers for June: 1. I'm never doing this again 2. when we could not see each other 3. like a chain-reaction 4. speechless and angry 5. don't you understand? 6. wiseass 7. if you can't say something nice 8. the sky's the limit “Body Surfer,” by Susan M. Schultz Thinking's a disease I want no…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for General Prose
My Inner Astronaut
While I am alive, my inner astronaut cries.
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Snake
From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 61/62, BANANAHEART & OTHER STORIES, by Marie Hara
Triggers for June: 1. so many plans had to be reconsidered 2. we did not do anything 3. you didn’t have to talk 4. we studied how to do it 5. the only problem was 6. so much going on 7. she liked her loneliness 8. trancelike From “Bananaheart”: The second time it happened, she…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu- Kaika's Torch Fishing Tale
…when Uncle Bobo picked me up, he was wearing something kinda different under his fishing shirt, like one shiny night clubbing shirt, Don Ho style kine. Like I said, UNDERNEATH his hamajang fishing shirt.: 1,044 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Taste of A Song
99 words in how a summer night eating out at the food trucks can turn into something sensual.
Bamboo Shoots
To Fear Gao
Year of the Snake Contest: 1914 words.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Targets
Closed Bloody Fists: 78 Words
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Snake
Year of the Snake Contest for May : )
In honor of the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, we’re changing up the rules for this month: There is no word limit : ) That’s right, you can submit as many words as you like. The triggers for this month are lines taken from the following text. Find them here: Issue Number 100, Waiting fo…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu
That ghost! I seen him again! Standing right there like last night, right by the lehua taro plant! : 486 words
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Snake
From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 100: WAITING FO DA BIG FISH TOURNAMENT
May triggers: 1. the unforgettable flight 2. inspiration 3. traditions 4. public habit 5. like a lover 6. wait, let me think 7. when I least expect it 8. this is my routine 9. watch, watch, watch 10. I've never written a poem 11. homework, reports, books, journals 12. I discovered you 13. not da…