by Rowan | Jun 21, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Breathing room My writing partner is thousands of miles away. My editor is in a hot spring. The authors I’m editing are talking amongst themselves. For the first time in weeks I have the breathing room to work on my own projects and I have no idea what I want to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 19, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Leaving on a jet plane As I’m writing this, I’m also trying to pack for a family trip across the country to visit the in-laws. I’ve been doing laundry all day, and somehow the pile beside my suitcase keeps getting bigger and bigger. It’s almost...
by Asha Rajan | Jun 15, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Say it loud I was chatting with my playwright friend in Germany this week. (Isn’t the internet marvellous?) I’ve known this friend for nearly ten years–we met because our children were at school together–and our friendship has lasted moves to...
by Rowan | Jun 14, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Quack. Whine. Quack. Anyone who knows me, knows I hate summer. Today I remembered what I hate more than summer: being sick in the summer. I had this whole “ducks” metaphor thing laid out in my head to share with you, and now my head’s so stuffy I...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 12, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
School’s out (for the summer) It’s my kids’ last day of school before summer break, and for the first time in, well, ever, I don’t have a nine-to-five job. They won’t be home all day every day, but I’m looking forward to some long...
by Rowan | Jun 8, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Is it summer yet? It’s June, but the weather isn’t cooperating. One day it’ll be in the 80’s (around 30C) and the next it’s 20 degrees colder and raining. The rain soothes my sunburn, though, so I guess I can’t complain. Besides, it...
