Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Happy Holidays to da kine
Happy Holidays to da kine, Fo’ real, da best time of year. We celebrate da holy days, And all da people we hold dear. We exchange gifts and presents, Look…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Growing Up
A few years ago, before I started college, I had to make a decision of staying in Kona and going to HCC or going to UH Hilo or Manoa. Throughout…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
The 38th Parallel
I’m standing next to my Uncle Wonnie. He’s peering through a viewing slot in the bunker. The opening is about six inches, and he’s looking out through the high-powered field-glasses they have…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Season’s Greetings
It’s that time of year: Hallmark-perfect snowflakes swirling in a globe, reindeer on the roof, Santa ho-ho-ho-ing down that dark hole called a chimney, hefting elfin-made toys with component parts…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
A Junkie’s Dream
Date: 10-31-2022 Author: Ted Visaya A Junkie’s Dream Sheila believes this must be heaven floating on a cloud, a luxuriously warm breeze rushing around her body, and the warmth…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
The Scooter Pickup
The Scooter Pick Up by Ted Visaya 12-06-2022 Johnathan always loves riding his scooter everywhere he goes. Even though he has a car in the parking garage, he prefers…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Writing Contest Prompt
Stranger
Hawaii is a paradise on Earth. Traveling to Hawaii usually holds a place on many people’s bucket lists. Despite the reputation of the beautiful islands, I didn’t want to go…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Writing Contest Prompt
2022 Year of the Tiger Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Okay, how about we write something from 100 to 1000 words again. Remember that you can write about anything you’d like to write about. You don’t have to use one…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger
No Turkey on the Table
Alive, they are ugly– having descended from a common dinosaur ancestor with Tyrannosaurus rex and velociraptor. Turkeys also taste…yucky. Huge birds, they are more flesh and bone than chicken (also…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Tiger
Unfurling
Green. A color with flavor. The green of limes souring in the sun, The green of tart apples with a bite. Green, the color of bile. Green, the green flash…