Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- January 2023 Writing Contest
The Eddie Went
500 words I didn’t show up expecting much. I decided last minute to ride my bike all the way from Waialua to watch the Eddie. I’ve gone almost every time…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- January 2023 Writing Contest
Signposts (100 words, 50 words)
Signposts (100 words) Our writing prompt was an odd one. “What does it mean to be a good ancestor?” Most of my classmates described notable and/or beloved members of their…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- January 2023 Contest
Human Composting (100 words/50 words)
Human Composting (100 words) The world didn’t end with Dad dead. Only tilted its axis, making the world unfocused. He was everything to everyone one day, reborn into a vase,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger -- January 2023 Contest
Adaptation (200 words, 150 words)
Adaptation (200 words) When I was 21, I was tired of school, tired of anger, and sick of hurting. At Fisherman’s Wharf, I watched ships dock, tie up to drop…
Okay, let’s kick off the New Year with one of Jim Harstad’s favorites. Some of you have done this before, so you know that it’s an exercise in revising your…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Fire Drill
1:51 am – The sound came from far away, a faint but familiar noise somewhere in the distance. Within a few seconds it grows confusingly louder, until I realize it’s…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
A New Year’s Tale 2
Come, my friend, step into the circle of light. Gather closer to the campfire. The night brings the light of the moon and the cold whisper of the North Wind….
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Heritage Song
We Koreans converge on Hawai‘i Theatre tonight, all bows and the scent of garlic-laced dinners, lots of quick head nods and Annyeong Haseyos, English and Korean translators working overtime. It’s…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
No Bucket List Needed
They say that after the drowsy stretched out afternoons of childhood, time passes quickly as one ages. That’s true for me. I have no bucket list. I’m sampling bits and…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Summer of 2021
The summer of 2021 was one of my most memorable summers. My brother had a soccer tournament in San Diego California so my family had traveled to watch him play….