by Rowan | May 6, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Read the whole post Subtle, aren’t we? But no. We do mean it. Read the whole post. One of the things we pride ourselves on as we kick off the TWENTY FOURTH Super Challenge is that we never hide the...
by Arden Ruth | May 6, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
You Can’t Handle The Truth I am a paralegal by day, and in a couple of weeks, I head off to Portland for my very first trial. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous, but luckily I’m too busy preparing to really feel anxious about it. I’m...
by Rowan | Apr 29, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Comfort Watch When I get stressed I have trouble taking in new media. In the past (mumble) years the only new media I’ve watched is: Fury Road, The Old Guard, Our Flag Means Death. Yeah. That’s it. When I’m stressed out I reach for the tropes I know,...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 22, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Connections I reconnected today with a friend from my hometown. We weren’t super close growing up, but we’ve known each other since kindergarten and we ran in the same friend groups. We sang in the school choir together, we both did musicals. It’s...
by Nathan James | Apr 15, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Teatro ZinZanni Spoiler alert: If you have any interest in seeing this show, skip this intro. Or read and forget it immediately. Part of the fun was not knowing what to expect. The writing was a big platter of cheese. The actor/performers wandered around the hall...
by Asha Rajan | Apr 8, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Puzzle pieces I’ve been struggling with putting complete thoughts together in writing this week. My mind’s been full of snippets of stories; beginnings and middles and endings that don’t play nicely with each other. Combined with a series of rejections and...
