by Nathan James | 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 Nathan James | Jun 29, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Bard and the King Long ago, there was a kingdom with an insecure king. Oh, dear. The king hated to be shown as a fool, so he commanded a young and clever bard to gift all the writings in the town to a fire or suffer the consequences of his jealousy. The bard...
by Nathan James | Jun 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Answer is Iowa For at least a decade now, I’ve been trying to figure out who one of my 2nd great-grandfather’s parents are. Long story short: No one in my family could ever find a paper trail on where he came from. So I’ve been digging and...
by Nathan James | May 4, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction
slash-and-burn The last few months have been tumultuous for me. In January, I quit both running and attending the book club I’ve helmed for 14 years. I significantly dialed back other groups I’m heavily involved in. I seriously considered at times quitting...
by Nathan James | Apr 6, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Welp, I am a Libra. Balance. It’s always in the back of my head when we choose the month’s fiction|poetry writing prompt themes. Are we trying to push you all out of your comfort zones with the prompts? Or are we just trying to give you building blocks so...
by Nathan James | Mar 9, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
You inspired this. Inspiration takes all forms. It has always fascinated me how a writer can go months without experiencing any spark of creativity and then, after reading a meme on Twitter, they’re knee-deep into a new novel. How many writing friends have you...
