673 words. 58 lines. Theme 4.

Congratulations to the four authors who won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BRP online store. Here are the winners for July along with the awards they've won: 1….

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August 100 – 100 Contest entry — 500 words. Maybe sometimes when you count on someone else, you’d best be careful, or you could end up holding onto memories for way too long a time. For A.T.

The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest–From the front of the class– 131 words

This one is a BR 100 story entry under the theme “the lonely one” and has 490 words. The story, as originally told to me, caught my ear because of how a small, seemingly insignificant but symbolic act can tip the balance in a person's life. I also do believe, that there is something in this land that draws people back.

Please submit your August entries by 2:00 p.m. HST on Wednesday, August 31.

It's strange, when I lived in Hawaii I never felt local. I didn't start to feel like I had a local, Hawaii identity until I interacted with people here in LA. 339 words.