Bamboo Ridge, Journal of Hawaii Literature and Arts: Issue #91 by Darrell Lum


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've got a story in this book entitled "Kaolani from Kaua'i." I've spent a lot of time in Hawai'i where I have family, so the settings and characters are influenced by that. "Kaolani" is not a true story, but little bits of the pirate character are inspired by the pirate with whom I once ate banana pancakes, on his boat in Pokai Bay, Oahu. I did not know he was a pirate until later.

I submitted the story to the VanderMeers for their pirate antholgy, Fast Ships, Black Sails. It was turned down, and I sent it to Bamboo Ridge. It's a better fit, I think. For one thing, I probably like my contributor's copy more. I was really excited to read the other stories, essays and poems. Hawai'i is home to people from all over Asia and the South Pacific, and many have taken to writing about their interesting, unusual (at least to me) lives. Definitely an amazing antho that expanded my view of a place I like to think I know pretty well.

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Bamboo Ridge, Journal of Hawaii Literature and Arts Issue #91