by Asha Rajan | Jun 23, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Now is the Winter of my discontent Anyone who knows me even passingly knows how much I dislike the cold, grey days of Winter. In this hemisphere of the world, Winter is just setting in, and while the days are (mercifully) getting longer, the weather is still...
by Asha Rajan | May 26, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Words and words and words I’ve been reading (and writing) a lot of poetry recently. I love poetry. I love reading it and I love writing it. I also love cannibalising poetry techniques to use in my fiction and my creative nonfiction. You’ve probably heard...
by Asha Rajan | May 5, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The nick of time? Phew, what a few weeks I’ve had! Between birthdays and broken wrists (not mine) it’s been go Go GO around here. Which, of course, means I haven’t had much time for substantial writing. What I have had time for is poetry. It...
by Asha Rajan | Apr 7, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Love, actually Confession time. I unashamedly love romcoms (yes, even the dodgey ones like the one in the header). I know, I know, I know. They’re too often cheesy and trite, and sometimes they’re downright problematic, but they’re my guilty...
by Asha Rajan | Mar 3, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I smell a rat This morning, I found a rat in my garden. It was dead. I spotted it when I went out to water, before I took my (supposed rat catcher) dogs for a walk. I live in an area that’s often plagued by rats and mice and I have a fairly productive...
by Asha Rajan | Jan 27, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Hard reset I’m not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions or intentions or words. I start off enthusiastically enough, but fold pretty quickly under the pressure to conform to some imaginary standard. You know, that goal that’s just a little too...
