by Rowan | Oct 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Discrepancies I used to have an entire Tumblr that was just pictures like the one in the header image for this post. Beds, rumpled, white sheets, fluffy duvets. Almost always shades of taupe and light grey. Big windows, no curtains (or just sheers). Sunlight streaming...
by Rowan | Oct 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I have a pretty good visual memory… for reading. In fact, not only can I tell you what I read, I can tell you where on the page it was. And the shapes of the letters line up in my brain and make sense to me. So much sense that I was the state spelling champion....
by Rowan | Sep 25, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Everything but writing… I’ve sat down to write this post at least five times today. Instead, I’ve: Gone for a motorcycle ride Picked apples Baked a fig cake Invoiced (ok that needed doing, though, I really like eating food and living under a roof)...
by Rowan | Sep 18, 2020 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
On the edge of seventeen How is it possible that we’ve had seventeen Super Challenges already? It’s a rush – and a letdown – every time we get to announce the winners. But don’t worry: #18 is coming up in just a few months! But right...
by Rowan | Sep 18, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Where there’s smoke… First off, an apology to everything east of the Rockies, where you’re about to get the smoke from the Northwest fires. If it’s any consolation, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be nearly as bad there as it...
by Rowan | Sep 11, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Apocalypse when? I’m not writing this post from inside an evacuation zone. But it’s close. Close enough that my go bag is packed and I’m sleeping in my clothes tonight. This week, writing is more of an escape than a succor. Also I stress-painted the...
