by Asha Rajan | Feb 22, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
A cast of thousands Yesterday I went to see Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), and as I type this I’ve got Netflix’s They’ve Gotta Have Us playing in the background (have you seen it? Hurry, go queue it up in your...
by Asha Rajan | Jan 25, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Mastering your craft Last week there was a live-on-stage interview with David Suchet in my city that my lovely husband had acquired tickets for. Suchet is probably best known for his television and film portrayal of Hercule Poirot, but like so many of his compatriots...
by Asha Rajan | Dec 28, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The last person on Earth This is my favourite time of year to walk the dogs. Not because of the absurd 27ºC/81ºF temperatures by 7 am, not because the sun is up at 4 am and so am I. No, it’s my favourite time because when I take the dogs out in the morning, the...
by Asha Rajan | Nov 30, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The dudes stories are emerging Who got my Tropic Thunder reference in the title? Only me? Oh, okay then. Fine, I’ll get on with it. I did a week long online workshop on flash/micro writing last week, which got me thinking about the story behind the story. The...
by Asha Rajan | Nov 2, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Wait, hang on… I know it’s Asha’s turn to write the intro, and I’ll let her do that in just a second, but have you heard about NaNoDoMore yet? It’s YeahWrite’s annual challenge to you. Well. To all of us who look at NaBloPoMo or...
by Asha Rajan | Oct 5, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
South Central YeahWrite One of the most amusing things about moving back to Australia has been keeping up with the grids at YeahWrite – and I know I’m not alone in this. As my morning walks weave past flowers and nesting birds, the headers on the posts...
