by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
The Final Round Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome to the final round of Yeah Write’s Super Challenge 12, shortlisted writers! This is SC 12 and there are 12 of you – coincidence? Who knows. But over the next 48 hours all 12 of you...
by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Whither the weather? I have no idea what season it is anymore. My dogwoods are sunburnt and they haven’t even bloomed yet. Last week I was sweating to death and today I’m in a sweater. Still, I’m not unhappy about a few more days where hot tea and...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 15, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Spring Cold I was healthy all winter but now I have a spring cold. The weather’s been terrible though, rainy and dismal, so at least Mother Nature is commiserating with me, I guess. I’ve been popping the zinc cough drops, and I think they might be working?...
by Rowan | May 15, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
What a great turnout for Super Challenge 12! The good news is, the math worked out in a way that advances 12, not 10, writers to the final round. Once again, anything that went right is entirely due to our admin team’s untiring work behind the scenes, and...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 11, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction
TLC I volunteer at a dog rescue place, and one of the puppies was sad today. Normally, this particular shelter is a happy place, unlike the ones in those heart-breaking television commercials [ed’s note: I will never hear a Sarah McLachlan song the same way...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 10, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Liquid sunshine Hey YeahWriters, Christine here! Rowan is taking a short—but well-deserved—vacation to the rainy midwest while I’ve been enjoying an early summer at home, so I’m covering the winners post this week. It looks like this week’s fiction...