by Rowan | Jan 8, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Here, lizard, lizard… Some phrases just stick with you. That headline? That’s from an ad that you had to be in sort of a specific age at a specific time to remember. But if I say it out loud, my whole cohort will join in. Those are the kind of lines we...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Out with the old Well, look at that. I’m the lucky duck who gets to kick the old year to the curb and welcome in the new one. There’s no guarantee, of course, that 2021 will treat us any more kindly than 2020 did, but I’m generally an optimist, and I...
by Natalie DeYoung | Dec 25, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Thwack We have the stump of a dead tree in our backyard that has to come out. Its roots extend pretty deeply into our clay soil, and we’ve dug up as much of the earth around it as possible. So last week, I went at the stubborn roots with an axe. Feet hip-width...
by Asha Rajan | Dec 18, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Tune in I took myself out for a coffee yesterday. I didn’t take a book, I didn’t check my social media accounts on my phone, I didn’t take a notebook and pen. I had no distractions, no camouflage. In the midst of a busy coffeeshop, filled with cool...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 11, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Touch Up I got my tattoo touched up today. It was included in the original price, but I tipped accordingly because whoa that was a lot of work. You see, the color wasn’t deep enough, so it faded too much, too fast. And the color was supposed to make a particular...
by Nathan James | Dec 4, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
It’s a Mood. I’ve been taking long walks lately to clear my head, get some exercise, and quell the cabin fever. Last night, in a rush to get out before sunset, I just poked at a Spotify playlist and took off. Turns out the playlist I chose was exclusively...
