by Nathan James | Jul 25, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Vacationing from the pandemic Yeah, it’s weird, but it’s happening. I take a break every year around now to hang out with my family and friends in northern Michigan. There’s usually about 30 of us in assorted cabins around a lake, but this year...
by Nathan James | Jun 27, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Settle That word has negative connotations, but I mean it in the sediment sense. A lot of stuff has happened in the past 4 months, huh? Personally, my face has been shoved into news sites and Zoom meetings, but I’m finally starting to find a routine in all of...
by Nathan James | May 30, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Carpe Liam I’ve been thinking a lot about this year’s high school senior class. A friend’s son, Liam, graduated with honors last week. He won’t get a ceremony or the chance to toss that frisbee hat into the air, but none of that will matter as...
by Nathan James | May 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Risk Assessment Some of you may know I’m in the middle of a career change. It’s been scary to pull myself out of my comfort zone for a career that I’m not even sure I’ll like or be good at. The leap between writing textbooks and designing...
by Nathan James | Apr 4, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Maybe What the World Needs Sorry for the pretentious title. I’ve been watching a lot of TV lately. Probably most of us have. There was Killing Eve, Schitt’s Creek, I Am Not Okay With This, Locke and Key, Succession. I’m sure I’m forgetting...
by Nathan James | Mar 7, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Drop a Line Have you ever not received a comment on an essay, story, or poem you wrote for a YeahWrite challenge? Did you assume the reason you didn’t get any comments was because your writing was subpar? Your writing wasn’t subpar. You know how I know? If...
