by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
The Final Round Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome to the final round of Yeah Write’s Super Challenge 12, shortlisted writers! This is SC 12 and there are 12 of you – coincidence? Who knows. But over the next 48 hours all 12 of you...
by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Whither the weather? I have no idea what season it is anymore. My dogwoods are sunburnt and they haven’t even bloomed yet. Last week I was sweating to death and today I’m in a sweater. Still, I’m not unhappy about a few more days where hot tea and...
by Rowan | May 15, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
What a great turnout for Super Challenge 12! The good news is, the math worked out in a way that advances 12, not 10, writers to the final round. Once again, anything that went right is entirely due to our admin team’s untiring work behind the scenes, and...
by Rowan | May 3, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Sumer is icumen in And I’m not ready for it. The quince is flowering, the dogwoods are getting ready to do their thing, and that darn currant is already setting fruit. It’s going to be a good year for blueberries, too. But it’s been a rough spring,...
by Rowan | Apr 26, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome, fictioneers! OK, that was a little cloying. But I get excited every time we kick off a Super Challenge, and I’m incredibly excited about this prompt. I hope you are too. I love reading...
by Rowan | Apr 26, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Wow, we almost made it. It was very NEARLY week 420 on 4/20. That would have been fun. Not to mention, the intro for that post would have pretty much written itself. Instead, I want to talk to you about ableism, and the different ways it can manifest in our writing....
