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Chili and Cheese Fries
figured it’s time to visit Zippy’s again not the restaurant the take-out, where food is less expensive and you can still sit down if you so desire the cashier was…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
Uncle
Flying down Kamehameha Hwy towards Haleiwa at eighty miles. Suddenly, sirens and blue light behind me. I slow down, stop on the side of the road. Young police officer walking…
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Stamping License Plates
I wrote like a madman Poured my whole soul into it At least what I thought was my soul Didn’t answer the phone Forgot to shave and didn’t brush my…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
When I Am Gone
When I Am Gone There’s something about stones that lure us to remember loved ones who have passed on. At my father’s grave, we stand hip-cocked or sit, chatting about…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
We Are Made Of Star Stuff
We Are Made Of Star Stuff Carl Sagan got it right, It’s just that it gets buried From everyday shit That pile on and on You know what I mean,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
Father Sold Appliances at Hawaiian Electric Co.
He knew facts of every refrigerator and range. Still he wondered why local couples walked right past him and went straight to the haole salesmen. Right past the short, pudgy…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
Second Writing Prompt for November — Our 100-Word Contest Returns
Remember, this month we’re writing pieces that are EXACTLY 100 words in length. Prose, poetry, a hybrid style, anything goes, but make sure your entry is exactly 100 words. The…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
Ahem, Aloha!
The best thing to keep in mind when you are asked to write a hundred words on any topic is that it won’t be deathless prose and that all you…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Rat -- November Contest
First Writing Prompt for November — Our 100-Word Contest Returns
Here are two possible writing prompts. There is one special requirement for November entries. We’re going back to one of our tried and true favorites. Your entry must be exactly…
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ON HE RODE — Chapter Thirty
Ha-wong! Or would that be kara-whong!? Just what sound does a meteor make when it plows full-speed into hard desert rock? Anything like the Smack! of horsehide on cowhide of…