by Meg | Jan 4, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Say hello to the world Twenty-three years ago today, my father died. I didn’t get to say goodbye to him. He was shoveling snow and suffered a massive heart attack. Life and death happen like that. We never know, really, what to...
by Meg | Dec 28, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pay attention It is easy, so very easy, to go through life with blinders on—you’re in a hurry, trying to find a parking place, late for work or sending kids off to school, and you don’t see the old woman pick a flower...
by Meg | Dec 21, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The big picture My birthday coincides with this season of giving (a good thing/bad thing as December babies know) and this week I received a fancy iPhone 6. I use my phone more for photos that anything else and this one has a...
by Meg | Dec 14, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Write, rest, edit Welcome to yeah write’s creative nonfiction challenge! I’ve got editing on my mind today. In fact, I’ve rewritten this intro four times already. But editing isn’t exactly rewriting. It...
by Meg | Dec 7, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s your story Welcome to the weekly nonfiction challenge at yeah write. If you’re new, please take off your coat, relax, walk around a bit — there’s a lot to explore. We’re pretty informal. We love to meet...
by Meg | Nov 30, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Relinquish How’s your holiday season going so far? Did your mom bring up (in that passive-aggressive sing-songy way) your still-single status at Thanksgiving? Is your cousin Ethan missing Christmas dinner because he plans...
