by Michelle Longo | May 22, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings from Nashville! I live in New Jersey, right outside Manhattan, which you can probably imagine is very different from the South. I knew within minutes of deplaning that I was far from home when we asked for directions and a...
by Michelle Longo | May 15, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Oh, is that where I left it? Late last year, I stopped writing. Wait, that’s not entirely true. My day job requires some writing but it’s mostly about insurance so let’s file that under “Doesn’t...
by Michelle Longo | May 8, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Is it Sunday again? When I went from nonfiction editor to managing editor a few months ago, I lost track of the days because I wasn’t writing a post here anymore. This is my second week on the kickoff post. Here in NJ where I...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 24, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Five-minute projects I have an old house. At any given moment there are a dozen things that need fixing, and most of those would take only five minutes if I would just settle down and do them. Five-minute projects add up, and the accumulation of them seems daunting to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 17, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sharing is caring I’ve got two kids, and somehow I am supposed to turn them into smart, capable, caring human beings. This trite little rhyme is one of many tricks I use* to gently nudge them in the right direction. But does...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 10, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Post-birthday wrap-up Sigh, yeah write’s birthday party is over, and we’re all feeling a little post-birthday blues. But never fear, even if you didn’t get a slice of cake, we will continue celebrating throughout...