by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 3, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Read and Be Read This is Michelle, filling in for Stacie who is off this week and most likely drinking wine right now. One of the earliest slogans at YeahWrite was “Read and Be Read.” It sounds perfect, right? We love to read great work, but we also want...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 30, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Writing as Respite When things are difficult, write. For many, it’s a rough time right now. Write, my friends, and let it heal you. Whether it be something extremely personal that you never show a soul, a response to what you see around you, a scathing op-ed or...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 26, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Something Old? Something New? After having written the voting post weekly for quite some time, I fear that one day I might revisit a story I’ve already told. It’s not out of the question. My brain is aging, after all. So if I ever do that, you have a few...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 23, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Where Have I Heard This Before? There’s a very fine line between relatable and trite. In fact, it’s so fine I think it’s actually blurred more often than not. If you’ve heard one toddler tantrum tale, you’ve heard them all, right? On many...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 19, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Switching Seasons Fall is in the air. I’d be ok with that except for the “winter is coming” part. I hate winter as much as Rowan hates summer. We’d be a terrible couple except for the part where she knits hats for me; that part would be...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 16, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Most Important Thing You can have all the tools in the world, but they mean nothing if you’re missing one critical element every writer needs: snacks. I live in a house with an 11-year-old, so there’s no shortage of snacks here. However, trapped in a...