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Flash Fiction Winners from the 2013 Hawaii Book and Music Festival	From BAMBOO RIDGE Issue Number 60, Winter 1994, New Moon
My Inner Astronaut	From BAMBOO RIDGE Number 61/62, BANANAHEART & OTHER STORIES, by Marie Hara
What are you Perpetuating? or on Ethics of Representation and Creative Writing.	Kapahulu- Kaika's Torch Fishing Tale
Taste of A Song	To Fear Gao

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• ‘Ewa Which Way
  Tyler Miranda
  
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  ‘EWA WHICH WAY is a coming-of-age novel set in the early 1980s, around the time of Hurricane ‘Iwa. The DeSilva family, in economic straits, has suffered the setback of having to move from town to ‘Ewa Beach, and the dissonance between parents impacts the lives of their young sons, Landon and Luke. In addition to humorous moments depicting growing up local, Portuguese, and Catholic, there are serious under-lying themes regarding religion, ethnic tensions, assimilation issues, domestic violence, and the reality that children sometimes need to find their own way in the world at a very young age. With problems in the home and at school, the two brothers are forced to find ways to survive. The economic, ethnic, and family violence issues dominating their lives make for provocative reading relevant to similar contemporary issues of today.
  
  This publication was made possible with support from the Mayor’s Office of Culture & the Arts (MOCA) and the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), through appropriations from the Hawai‘i State Legislature (and by the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA]).
• Anshu: Dark Sorrow
  Juliet S. Kono
  
  Winner of the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award for Excellence in Literature
  
  Based on historical events, Anshu is a tale of passion and human triumph in the face of extraordinary adversity, spanning the cane fields of Hawai‘i and the devastation in Hiroshima. A pregnant, unmarried Hilo teenager, Himiko Aoki, finds her Hawai‘i Japanese American identity clashing with Japan’s cultural norms when she is sent to live with relatives in Tokyo in 1941 and becomes trapped there with the outbreak of war. When America drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Himiko finds herself adapting in unexpected ways just to survive.
  
  This publication was made possible with support from the Cooke Foundation, the Mayor’s Office of Culture & the Arts (MOCA), the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
• Three Years on Doreen's Sofa
  Lee Cataluna
  
  Winner of the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award for Excellence in Literature
  
  
  THREE YEARS ON DOREENS SOFA is the story of Bobby, a bumbling, affable ne’er-do-well, and his wildly misguided attempts to go straight after serving three years in jail for a stupid drug-related offense. His sister Doreen lets him stay on her sofa until he gets his life back together. Hilarious and heartwarming, this is a fun read that you won’t want to miss.
  
  Excerpts from THREE YEARS ON DOREENS SOFA were published in BAMBOO RIDGE Issues #91 and #94.
  
  This publication was made possible with support from the Mayor’s Office of Culture & the Arts (MOCA) and the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), through appropriations from the Hawai‘i State Legislature (and by the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA]). Additional support for Bamboo Ridge Press activities is provided by the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities.

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Flash Fiction Winners from the 2013 Hawaii Book and Music Festival Published by BAMBOO BUCKAROO | Friday, May 24, 2013 1:49 AM Each writer receives 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BR online bookstore : )	To Fear Gao Published by LANNING | Sunday, May 05, 2013 1:10 AM Year of the Snake Contest: 1914 words.
My Inner Astronaut Published by GROVPB4 | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:49 PM While I am alive, my inner astronaut cries.	Targets Published by HERMDOG | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:49 PM Closed Bloody Fists: 78 Words
Kapahulu- Kaika's Torch Fishing Tale Published by PIIHONUA | Wednesday, May 08, 2013 5:03 PM ...when Uncle Bobo picked me up, he was wearing something kinda different under his fishing shirt, like one shiny night clubbing shirt, Don Ho style kine. Like I said, UNDERNEATH his hamajang fishing shirt.: 1,044 words	Year of the Snake Contest for May : ) Published by BAMBOO BUCKAROO | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:12 PM
Taste of A Song Published by HINAEA | Sunday, May 05, 2013 8:41 AM 99 words in how a summer night eating out at the food trucks can turn into something sensual.	Kapahulu Published by PIIHONUA | Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:43 PM That ghost! I seen him again! Standing right there like last night, right by the lehua taro plant! : 486 words

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