by Asha Rajan | Dec 8, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The sun’s shining, let’s make hay! After what feels like a year full of rejections and defeats, I’ve had some big wins recently. There have been some shortlists, a second place, and several acceptances for publication. I’m trying not to breathe...
by Asha Rajan | Nov 10, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
One is the loneliest number Do you collaborate with other writers or other artists? I’m in several writers’ groups (both online an in person), and I’ve contributed to anthologies, beta read for others, and edited fairly extensively, but I’d...
by Asha Rajan | Oct 13, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Running hot and cold While the weather’s cooling and the leaves are turning in the northern hemisphere, things are hotting up here in the world’s south. We’re careening into warmer weather with all the decorum and coordination of a toddler taking...
by Asha Rajan | Sep 15, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
You’re not alone Ever have one of those weeks (months… years…) when life rudely crashes in on your precious writing time like the Kool Aid man? How very dare it, right? Right. This year has been filled with unexpected intrusions on my writing time,...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 18, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
August is the yellowest month It’s the Noongar season of Djilba where I live and all the yellow flowers are in bloom. Little golden orbs nod their heads happily, bobbing and swaying with the wind. You’d think that would bring me untold joy. I mean, what...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 21, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Rain, hail or industrial action It’s wild wet weather outdoors around here, and equally tempestuous in my internal world. Winter is the time of year when my thoughts gallop wildly and untamed and I struggle to marshal them into anything coherent. The...
