by Asha Rajan | Oct 5, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
South Central YeahWrite One of the most amusing things about moving back to Australia has been keeping up with the grids at YeahWrite – and I know I’m not alone in this. As my morning walks weave past flowers and nesting birds, the headers on the posts...
by Rowan | Oct 4, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
IT IS MY SEASON AND I DONT CARE WHO KNOWS HOW HAPPY I AM It’s pouring rain outside. I just ate grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. The sun goes down at a reasonable @#!$!@# hour. And I have more energy than at any time of the year. Which is good, because...
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 Rowan | Oct 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
… the five of you who know that the next line is “I knew him, Horatio” not “I knew him well” are feeling pretty smug right now, aren’t you? Laugh while you can, because this month’s poetry slam is no joking matter. Like...
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 Rowan | Sep 27, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work I’m not sure I’ve ever said that without sarcasm before? But it’s true. Getting good writing into your eye holes takes more than just an idea and a computer. It takes a team. Whether you’re headed into the world of...
