When I was a kid and ate candy bars, my favorite was Mountain Bar. Like a miniature mountain with a heavy coating of peanut-laced milk chocolate, its nougat interior sweetly…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
ON HE RODE — Chapter Sixteen
“My dad’s better’n your dad.” “My dad’s stronger.” “My dad can pick up a bag of cement.” “My dad can pick up a bag of cement with one hand.” “Can…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
Comfort Chicken
Comfort Chicken Long time ago. We used to have pets dat we love and feed and take care dem. We save da bes piece of leftovah meat fo dem. We…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
Enema
So I looking in da laxative aisle at Longs. I get one problem. All kine get: prescription strength, fast action, gentle action. For me, no action. Da CVS enema on…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
Whisper
At the edge of consciousness, a rhythmic sound like breath of leaves being swept, of leaves sweeping the window, the wall, the rooftop– distinct from the floating thunder of the…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
Silence
Silence. Our house, we neva talk. Daddy come home and only tell about work. Not even one long story but one short, Morse code kine story. Like we supposed to…
Bamboo Shoots offshoot
Year of the Pig Contest rules for August
If you go over to the Bolgs tab, you’ll see that each day, Monday through Friday, a word of the day is posted. Use any of those words in a…
Bamboo Shoots awards
Year of the Pig Contest July winners : )
Hey, Happy hot August. Hope you aren’t seeing in your own juices these days. No deodorant can hold back Niagra Falls. Congratulations to Piihonua, DoreenB, Homelessinhonolulu, and Jim Harstad for…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
The Jewel-Encrusted Diadem
Fo da boss, he says, “jes’ write”, e kākau wale hoʻi. ʻEha Ke Poʻo Ouuuch! ʻEha ke poʻo! My head hurts. Auē! I feel trampling, all over my rugged kino,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Pig
Trade Winds
Wafting, crooning Palolo trades Surge naked and serene across paired innocents. Pele’s na pepa li’li, Tactile as touch. Cupid’s vanilla swoon, Tacit as hush.