Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- October Contest
Dream Beneath the Desert Sky
I’ll show you a place high on a desert plain Where the streets have no name –U2 Cactus scattered on barren land, twisted by heat…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- October Contest
Eating Chinese
It was with great sadness that I learned my beloved Pauoa Chop Suey has closed down. In memoriam, I’ve compiled a list of things I’ve learned over my years of…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- October Contest
Lomeo and Iulieki – one pidgin tragedy inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
Aloha BR readers, If you nevah read “Lomeo and Iulieki — one pidgin tragedy” part one and part two, mo bettah go back and catch up. Bumbye going be too…
I was listening to my song list — I always have it set to random — and a Little River Band song from 1978 popped up. It’s called “Cool Change.”…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- September 2023 Contest
Lomeo and Iulieki (one pidgin tragedy — part two)
Aloha BR readers, If you nevah read “Lomeo and Iulieki — one pidgin tragedy” last month, mo bettah go back and catch up. Bumbye going be too confusing. Da two…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Rabbit -- September 2023 Contest
A Precious Few
The movie shows, unwinding This life, the action, no matter how time May seem unsynced some, it’s always linear, The actor a prisoner of celluloid, Moving forward to the last…
Okay, it’s September, which means it’s time to buy all your Halloween stuff yesterday. One of these days I predict that Valentine’s Day candy will be taken off the shelves…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts : )
Tiny Rabbit
Many eons ago, a family of Rabbits lived in Green Glenn with other old-time families—the Minks, Mockingbirds, and Foxes. Life was good for everyone, particularly the Rabbits. Their days were…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts : )
Lomeo and Iulieki, one pidgin tragedy—-500 words
Wuz one hot August night In fair Kapahulu Under one full, moon of da egg of da Golden Duck. Gang fights Da Wong ʻohana Against Da Mahi ʻohana Big, big…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for August 2023 Year of the Rabbit Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts : )
The end of the carnival
The summer of Magic Island Ferris wheel and rollercoaster Loud laughter and faster lights Fading after closing time Standing in the growing quiet Waiting by the dark roadside Tired and…