by Rowan | Aug 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Last month we held onto our burdens; this month let’s lighten them a little with diminishing verse. Ordinarily I’d put a big ol’ explanation of where diminishing verse comes from right here, but honestly there really isn’t one. It’s just...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 29, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
By the Time You Read This As I write this, it’s Wednesday and I’m sitting at my desk in my office where I always am when I write these. But if you’re reading this on Sunday, the day it’s published, I’ll be somewhere between Illinois and...
by Rowan | Jul 27, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Action-packed Blockbuster! At least, I think that’s what this week has been. Between trying to put to bed a client project with thirty pages of footnotes (yes, thirty. yes, just the notes. yes, send ice cream) and three commissioned projects, I’ve barely...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 25, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sugar High I am starting to come up for air after having a large family gathering at my house for the past six days. We always have a great time but of course it’s hectic. On top of that I ate a lot of crap. My sister bakes a lot, so all the delicious cookies...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 22, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
My Life in Boxes I’m leaving New Jersey for good (no, for GREAT!) one week from the time I’m writing this. I packed all the mugs last night so it seemed there was no hope for coffee until I found the donation box in the living room that I’d...
by Rowan | Jul 20, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Interesting Times Remember the old curse, “may you live in interesting times?” Lately it’s felt like it goes with the adage “truth is stranger than fiction,” amirite? I don’t know, folks. I just want to make sure your writing...