by Michelle Longo | Jun 20, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Shaking Life Into My Writing A few weeks ago, we had a small earthquake. It’s a peculiar feeling, to suddenly start bouncing on the couch you’re sitting on. The next night, I was sitting in the same spot and I got this jolt of inspiration (Sorry. I had...
by Asha Rajan | Jun 13, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Winter is … here I’m not sure what the weather’s like where you are, but it’s very confused here. Yesterday began with frost on the grass and air so cold my breath fogged in it as I walked. By midday, I was peeling layers of clothing off, and...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jun 6, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Collective Action Community is critical. Humans don’t “lone wolf” well (and the lone wolf is a myth anyway). Do you know what “fittest” means in survival of the fittest? It means best suited to the environment, including the fitness of...
by Nathan James | May 30, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Carpe Liam I’ve been thinking a lot about this year’s high school senior class. A friend’s son, Liam, graduated with honors last week. He won’t get a ceremony or the chance to toss that frisbee hat into the air, but none of that will matter as...
by Michelle Longo | May 23, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I’m Sure I’m Not the Only One I think it’s fair to say that most of us get envious of others from time to time. What I think happens often though, and we don’t talk about it, is that feeling of envy for things othes have achieved when we are...
by Asha Rajan | May 16, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The unbridled beauty of words I’ve been reading a lot of poetry recently. I find that when the world is unfathomable, when people confound me, poetry contains joy, beauty, and sometimes answers for me. I’ve also been trying my hand at writing poetry...
