by Rowan | Aug 9, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Rough re-entry Some people (cough*Nate*cough) take a break from writing and return invigorated. They have new ideas, new energy, new passion for their work. And if that’s you, I’m jealous, because when I take a break from writing it’s like …...
by Rowan | Aug 2, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Day Three It’s my third day alone in the house and I’ve gone the genteel kind of feral that has me subsisting on liver-pate-and-egg burritos and rum raisin ice cream bars. Protip: microwave the takoyaki before toasting (don’t @ me, I don’t have...
by Rowan | Aug 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
After July’s longish form, we thought it might be time to take a break in August with a short poetry form called the sevenling. But you’re not off the hook: everything you know about metaphor, connection, and structure is still important. And like...
by Rowan | Jul 26, 2019 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) There’s a phrase often used in talking about journalism and essays: burying the lede. It means to ramble on and on without giving the reader enough information to tell what the piece is really about....
by Rowan | Jul 26, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I’m baaaaaaack Didja miss me? That was a heck of a road trip, y’all, but we made it. Came back with some stories to tell, and some that we’re not ready to tell yet, and some that we may never tell. That’s the nature of stories, right? I even...
by Rowan | Jul 12, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I’ll be back… If you’re as old as me, you probably hear that in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice. If you’re not, you have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? Well, after this winners’ post, I’m taking off for an entire...
