by YeahWrite Editor | Jun 6, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Word Mice I think of them as word mice hiding in little pockets of my stories. These mice are filler words such as seem, turn, and reach with tails and little claws that burrow into the insulation of a story I’m building. They’re tricky. Sometimes writers...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jun 4, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Is it Sunday again already? Memorial Day, a federal holiday here in the US, was last Monday, so most people had the day off from work. That made it a short week at my day job. I don’t know about you, but short weeks somehow always feel longer than regular weeks...
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
This is the end, my friend The judges’ results are in and tallied and we’re ready to announce the winners of our fourth Super Challenge! Winners, you’ll also get an email confirming your details so that we can send your prizes to you. We hope...
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
OK, but was it made of cheese or not? 51 years ago today, the first US spacecraft soft-landed on another world. Well, ok, on the Moon. It’s a whole nother round thing out there in space, though, you know? Moments like these spark our imagination in so many ways....
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Let’s take a mid-season break! Where I’m sitting, it’s almost midsummer. Editor Asha, in Australia, is watching midwinter approach. But no matter where in the world you are, it’s a season of song. Some of us are singing around beach bonfires,...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 31, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sweet treat Happy National Macaroon Day! Yes, really. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do right now than munch on macaroons while voting on the grids. [Ed’s note: do you have any idea how hard it is to find a stock photo of a macaroon rather than...
