by Rowan | Apr 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
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...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 1, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
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...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
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...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
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...
by Michelle Longo | Mar 28, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
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...
by Rowan | Mar 27, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
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...