by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 28, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
For Science! When I first started writing for the grids, it took me a long time to lose some of the habits I’d developed writing scientific papers for years. Passive voice? BYE BYE. Long, convoluted sentences? I’m working on it. But one thing I refuse to...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 25, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Southbound The geese are flying south and I’m sad that I can’t run away from winter too. At least Rowan will be happy as the Northern Hemisphere moves into her favorite season! Today is also National Lobster Day so at least there’s that, although I...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 21, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Hospitality So last week I found out I was born with an extra electrical pathway in my heart. To fix it, they put me on the table, shoved cameras and lasers into me, and scarred my heart tissue to stop it from racing uncontrollably whenever it damn well pleased. I’m...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 18, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Seeing the Light My orchid is blooming again! Once upon a time, four homes ago, I had about a dozen orchids and they rebloomed year after year, even sometimes twice per year. When I moved, they didn’t bloom anymore. Eventually I figured out it’s all about...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 14, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
When Other People Are Right I was talking with a friend a few weeks back about writing, among other things. Somehow, we got onto the subject of my book and some things that happened as a result of me not yet finishing it. Essentially I was complaining, blaming, making...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 11, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Calming Beauty My week in Iceland last week was spectacular. I’ve never been anywhere so beautiful, with such varied geography! Being contantly surrounded by such breathtaking beauty is so good for the soul. And soaking in the geothermal spas wasn’t...
