by Michelle Longo | Jul 22, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
My Life in Boxes I’m leaving New Jersey for good (no, for GREAT!) one week from the time I’m writing this. I packed all the mugs last night so it seemed there was no hope for coffee until I found the donation box in the living room that I’d...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 15, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Great Book Debate In the process of moving house and moving toward a more minimalist lifestyle, I’ve found books to be a real sticking point for me. On the one hand, they’re BOOKS. On the other hand, they are really heavy. Anyone who has moved before...
by Rowan | Jul 13, 2018 | Kickoff, Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Hey, crew, welcome to Super Challenge #9! We’ve got thrills, chills and spills headed your way, so hang tight and… and you know what? Actually we don’t. We’ve mostly got good, solid...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 8, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Schedules Are Sacred I am one of those people who live and die by their schedule. Everything needs to happen when it’s supposed to happen or I end up losing all sense of timing. Case in point: This past week was Independence Day in the US. It fell on a...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Holidays, Micros, and Whatnot So, here in the US, July 4th is a holiday. As a nation, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day with fireworks and barbeques and stuff. Frankly, I’m just grateful for a day off from my day job. In the rest of the world, I...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 24, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Setting Writing Aside As I begin to pack up my house to move, I’m trying to first set aside the things I know I won’t need until we reach our new home in early August. It’s pretty easy to tell what I’ll use (flip-flops, mugs) and what I...
