by Michelle Longo | Sep 12, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Never Say Never When I left my last full time job about two years ago, I swore I’d never take another. Being in business for myself seemed like the best idea. I mean, who wants someone else telling them what to do, when to do it, and all that? I certainly...
by Asha Rajan | Sep 5, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Spring is springing September’s here and it’s the beginning of Spring in my part of the world! I love this time of year; the days are warmer, the nights are still cool, there’s enough rain to keep everything watered, but not so much that it feels...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 28, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Slowing Down A few weeks ago, I started intensive immunotherapy for my bee and wasp allergy. I sailed through the first two weeks, but as the doses of poison increased, my body had other ideas, so I’ve had to slow way down. My default way to be tends towards...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 21, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Boundaries I used to be good at this—at using the small breaks between tasks to write, or at least to think about writing. I carried a little notebook with me wherever I went (okay, I still do that, but usually I just use my phone nowadays). Give me fifteen minutes,...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 15, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss If you’ve been around here for a bit, you know that two years ago I moved from NJ to CA. I knew we weren’t going to stay in this apartment forever but I put off moving again for a whole host of reasons, not the least of...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 8, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Who knew Did you ever write a story that won’t leave you alone, proof it, give it to beta readers, and then weeks or months (lolsob) later, after you’ve submitted it to a bunch of places and received rejections, you notice that there’s a huge...
