by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 3, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
For Shame My dog Buster split his toenail last Sunday and has been wearing the “cone of shame” and on antibiotics for the past week. I finally de-coned him today, and he’s much happier, obviously. I’m happier too, since it’s pretty sad to...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
April is National Poetry Month, and you know what that means! Actually, no, you don’t, because honestly we are not well-organized adults all the time and for at least the past few years we’ve dropped the ball on doing something cool for National Poetry...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
by Michelle Longo | Mar 30, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
{Insert Clever April Fools Joke Here} So how did your first part of the year go? Did you accomplish what you want or is April Fool’s Day just another day for your goals to taunt you? Sometimes I see my friends and aquaintances launching their books, attending...
by Rowan | Mar 29, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Hey, honey… Now that I’ve got your attention, let’s talk about all the cool stuff coming up, ok? It’s about to be April, which means a new poetry slam and a new post in our Year of Fearless Writing series. Those both go live on April first, but...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 27, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sniffle Nothing is blooming yet, but every morning I wake up congested, then it goes away. I’m typically not prone to allergies so now I’m wondering if maybe I should change my filters (again). In the meantime, I’m feeling much empathy for those who...