by Nathan James | Oct 22, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings I love October. The wool jackets and the falling leaves. Little kids in costumes, freaky movie marathons. It just doesn’t get any better. But about two-thirds of the way through my wheels screech and I veer off...
by Natalie DeYoung | Oct 15, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Who goes there? This season of life has been especially harrowing, calling me to transform at a moment’s notice. A month ago, I had no work. Now, I have been thrown two compressed writing classes, with a week to prepare for each of them. Two months ago, my...
by Asha Rajan | Oct 8, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Writing when I’m not writing It’s been a tricky few weeks for me as I deal with the death of a close family friend and the grief and mourning that accompanies his passing. Naturally, that’s meant that putting words on a page has taken a back seat...
by Arden Ruth | Oct 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Spoopy Season Fall may have officially begun one week ago, but there is something about that October 1 feeling that has me pulling out my cozy sweaters and boots. I love this time of year. I love the changing of the leaves, cooler weather, the Seattle sky morphing...
by Rowan | Sep 24, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Stylish! This month’s “big project” is a style guide for a client I’ve been working with for a while—they’re one of my favorites, but I’m also, in the dark and secret corners of my heart, pretty excited to have an official...
by Christine Hanolsy | Sep 17, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
All this time No, not the Sting song—I’m talking about hours and minutes. The kids are off to school (in person, for better or worse; fingers crossed) and I have hours every day to… do what? I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing. But September is a...
