Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Showdown
Halloween showdown Almost bats calligraphy Witchcraft hour begins
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Halloween alive
My pumpkin grins wide The night draws out the devil Horror scene begins
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- September Contest
Meanwhile
In this Hawaii Covid bubble We are bombarded with politico and medico messages About high case counts, rising deaths, hospital overflow, No go out to eat, support your local restaurants,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- September Contest
Blattaria Invasion
In a flood of light the first wave of a throbbing pulsing battalion– wings, partly-hardened on their backs stream across the kitchen floor– drain under the refrigerator. A second wave…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- September Contest
The Fabled Cliché
Never say a good or a bad egg. However, if there is an egg involved do not ever assume it is an indifferent one. It should never be said to…
Bamboo Shoots breeze
A Very Rough Draft of Jim Harstad’s Memoir, ON HE RODE — Chapter Forty
“I don’t want to drink all your dad’s beer,” I tell Mardi. “Don’t worry about it. He stocked up for you.” “Appreciate it.” “Thought you would. My suggestion. Wanted to…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- September Contest
E komo/kipa mai?
It’s fuckin fucked up ovah here Everybody coming not jes for play tourist But fo fuckin live, permanent kine, like death All da construction fo build houses fo rich guys…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Ox -- September Contest
Writing Prompts for the September Year of the Ox Writing Contest
Aloha, writers. This month again we have no word limit. Enter as many times as you like. Ignore all prompts if you wish. From “Spirit Rocks,” by Jim Harstad The…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest for July 2021
SPIRIT ROCKS
Part One It was taking longer than it should for sister-in-law Maya to get her kids ready for the drive to Hilo airport after a week-long family visit. Lost socks,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest for July 2021
How It’s Hanging
Garfield likes lasagna like I like lasagna, and while I can’t finish a full tray in one gulp, I can work my way through a good sized slab at a…