yeah write #164 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open

by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 2, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! This week we’re talking about freedom. As you all know by now, we lost a unique voice this week. Maya Angelou was a champion of freedom in all of its forms: freedom from fear, freedom from bias, freedom of self-expression, and freedom to follow...

yeah write #164 weekly writing challenge kickoff: farewell Maya Angelou, challenge winners round-up, gargleblaster prompt, badges are ready

by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2014 | badges, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite

Remembering a phenomenal woman We say farewell this week to one of the world’s most revered poets, essayists, and storytellers, Maya Angelou. (Read her astounding biography at poetryfoundation.org.) Whether we know it or not, her work has touched us all. She was a...

yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners

by Christine Hanolsy | May 28, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! So it turns out this week’s ultimate question (“Where does it hurt?”) was more apropos than I even intended. I sat in the doctor’s office today, gritting my teeth as she checked my shoulder and neck, fretting about the grid and how I hadn’t yet...

yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open

by Christine Hanolsy | May 27, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Voting, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! Some say laughter is the best medicine. I think high-quality writing, whatever the genre or style, is a terrific distraction from the ordinary aches and pains of everyday life. There was a lot to occupy any reader’s mind here. Thanks for...

yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open

by Christine Hanolsy | May 26, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! This week was full of highs and lows for me – mostly highs, until I caught a bug in the face on my way into work on Friday morning and tumbled to the bottom of a hill. A very nice man named John helped pick me up from the sidewalk, and as...

yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge kickoff: open submissions, challenge winners round-up, gargleblaster prompt, badges are ready

by Christine Hanolsy | May 25, 2014 | badges, Kickoff, YeahWrite

Open submissions on the challenge grid It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the US. This is a time where Americans pay tribute to those who lost their lives in service to the country. It’s also a time for taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture. We all have...