by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 10, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Thunderstruck As I write this, a small dog shivers on my lap, burying her head into the fold between my belly and my thigh. Thunder claps overhead, rattling the windows. It’s Djilba; the fifth of six seasons in the Noongar (or Nyungar, Nyoongar, Nyoongah,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 7, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Rest in Power “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” –Toni Morrison The world lost an amazing, influential writer this week. So many of us are heartbroken by the death of...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 3, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Do Your Research So if you read last week’s voting post, you already know I went whale watching last week. What you don’t know is that when I searched a free photo website for a breaching humpback whale, like the one I saw, I got a whole lotta BAD whale...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 31, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Whale of a Time Earlier this week, I took my son and nephew on a whale watching trip! Last time I went, I saw three different types of whales, plus dolphins. The time before, I saw four types of whales, plus dolphins. This time, we saw only two species: humpbacks and...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 27, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Polishing Up It’s that time of year again. Vacation time! For the past 11 years, I’ve spent the last week of July with my college friends and our families at a resort in northern Michigan. This year, we’re expecting over 35 people! We make community...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 24, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Under Water I am mildy clautrophobic, meaning I’m uncomfortable in enclosed spaces, but it’s not debilitating. Long tunnels make me nervous, especially if they go underwater, like the Ted Williams that travels under Boston Harbor to Logan Airport or the...
