Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
13 Ways of Looking at National Poetry Month
I remembered! Y'all, I have forgotten National Poetry month for like... mumble of the mumblemumble years I've worked with YeahWrite. You have no idea how excited I am that I remembered this year. I thought about making this month a poetry free-for-all but then I...
YeahWrite #468 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Find Small Joys I don't even know how to feel anymore. Everything is so surreal, only it's not. It's real, real. I had an extremely rough year, even before this pandemic. [Ed's note: you might not think that two months is a long enough time to have a rough year but in...
20/20 Hindsight – Third Variation
Talk to me Did you make it through March? April's requirements are more relaxed. Well, sort of. We're taking away all your expositional dialogue and you're going to show, not tell, us your story.Ready? April's assignment is: rewrite your story in only...
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April Fools! No, kidding. April slam. April poetry slam. It's purely a coincidence that this slam went live on the last day you have to get something on the fiction|poetry grid for the first day of April. ANYWAY. For 2020 our poetry slams are exploring technique,...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #468
Happy Birthday to Us! As recently as last month, I was saying how it's hard to believe YeahWrite is 9 years old. I've been hanging around for about 8 of those years and I can barely remember what life was like before. So many great friendships, a memoir draft, and a...
YeahWrite #467 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Coping skills A coping saw has a tiny blade and is used to make intricate cuts. I mention this because "coping" these days can feel like dealing with the thousand tiny parts of ourselves that are being cut away, the good with the bad. I don't miss a commute. But I...
YeahWrite #467 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Less News is Good News How is everyone doing with their social distancing? WAIT. I'm gonna let Stacie finish in a second, but first I have some REALLY important news for you. It's our BIRTHDAY next week, and we're unveiling a SECRET NEW BADGE. So if you've been...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #467
Silver linings At a time when the news is largely bleak, I've been noticing a trend amongst creative friends and family and strangers. People are turning to craft, to making things, to art, to music. More and more people are picking up new-to-them pursuits, or dusting...
YeahWrite #466 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
But what if I don't die? It is going to come as exactly zero surprise to anyone who knows me that I went through a fairly serious goth phase. And by "phase" I mean I've added two colors to my closet since then and I wear blue jeans now instead of only black ones....
YeahWrite #466 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Join Us! How is everyone doing with the whole social distancing thing? I hope you are keeping busy and safe. If you find yourself with some spare time, how about submitting to the grids next week? YeahWrite isn't going anywhere. We can interact from the comfort of our...
