by Stacie Dalrymple | Oct 23, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Swallow This Today (Wednesday in the U.S.) is National Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day. This is quite the mouthful compared to tomorrow’s National Bologna Day, but I’m sorta loving the swallow thing since I’m a bird nerd and all. In...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Oct 16, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
If You Can’t Eat It, Shred It My youngest dog, who is six, has developed a mid-life counter surfing habit that is out of control. Her continued run of success just fuels her desire. I thought I could stop her if I instituted a zero food on the counter policy....
by Stacie Dalrymple | Oct 9, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Rain, Rain, Go Away I’m thinking I might need to build an ark because we are heading into days of rain. One thing I actually like about the weather here in New England is that it’s rare to go more than two days without seeing the sun. Even though my home...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Oct 2, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Let’s Taco Bout It Oh hey, Friday is NATIONAL TACO DAY and I couldn’t be more excited. Can you tell? Except I can’t get quality tacos in Massachusetts the way I can in my home state of California. MA is more of a lobsta state, which is good in its...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 28, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
For Science! When I first started writing for the grids, it took me a long time to lose some of the habits I’d developed writing scientific papers for years. Passive voice? BYE BYE. Long, convoluted sentences? I’m working on it. But one thing I refuse to...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 25, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Southbound The geese are flying south and I’m sad that I can’t run away from winter too. At least Rowan will be happy as the Northern Hemisphere moves into her favorite season! Today is also National Lobster Day so at least there’s that, although I...
