by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 28, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Where Were You? Last week’s grid was light. It happens, I know. Were you drained or overwhelmed by the events of the world? Were you getting ready to send kids off to school? Maybe you were taking one last summer trip. Maybe you’re not in this hemisphere...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 27, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Are You Just Dreaming? Now, I’m not one to go posting inspirational messages and whatnot, but I guess I was having a sappy moment when I first read about Norma Heath so I made a note to write about her in an upcoming kickoff. Norma was, at one time, homeless, a...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 23, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Total solar eclipse? Check! I know this has nothing to do with writing or reading or voting. BUT I am a science geek so I feel compelled to tell you that, as someone who has seen quite a few annular (partial) solar eclipses, a total solar eclipse is the most amazing...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 22, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Changing Times It’s been a tumultuous week. My eldest child turned 18 years old. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a big change, but technically, legally, he’s now an adult. It is weird for me, as his mother, to come to grips with the change....
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
So, In Conclusion Endings. Y’all. ENDINGS. We’ve talked about this recently, but since it comes up time and time again, I wanted to bring it up one more time. Indulge me, would ya? It’s hard to end an essay, no doubt. If you end with a cliffhanger,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 20, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Oof It’s been one hell of a week. I can only hope that in the midst of all the terrible things happening in the world, writing and YeahWrite in particular can be of solace to any of you who are suffering. As writers, our words are powerful. They can be the voice...
