Weekly Writing Challenges: Microprose Archive
YeahWrite #482 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Pop Nostalgia Apparently today is national freezer pop day! My sisters and I ate a lot of Otter Pops growing up, so I'm feeling a but nostalgic about this day. Ahhh Sir Isaac Lime, Strawberry Short Kook, Little Orphan Orange, Louie-Bloo Raspberry...We couldn't get...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #482
Celebrate YOU Many USAmericans will be celebrating the 4th of July this weekend, albeit not likely in the usual big social way of the pre-covid past, unless they're in a location that hasn't issued rules or guidelines, or where people aren't taking those rules...
YeahWrite #478 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Tell me a story When the world–the outside world or our internal landscape–gets too big to look at, one way we process is with stories. Stories are important: they let us examine aspects of reality, learn about each other, or access our feelings. Right now we're...
YeahWrite #478 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Unexpected places The world today is simultaneously huge and tiny. It can be intimidating to look around and think "what am I doing to make a difference?" But the good news is, no matter who you are or where you are, you can do something. Even babynames.com has a way...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #478
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 the collective. As we move into...
YeahWrite #473 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
It's been challenging But has it been ... SUPER CHALLENGING? That's right, the 16th (whoa) Super Challenge kicks off tonight. Good luck to all our writers (and their beleaguered beta readers), and Coffeehouse? I'll see you in a month. I'll miss you all! In the...
YeahWrite #473 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
New Bird, My word! I saw a new bird today, which is not very common since I don't actively bird right now. On my regular dog hike, a great crested flycatcher perched on a branch right in front of me. I wanted to show you this bird in the post image, but when I...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #473
Risk Assessment Some of you may know I'm in the middle of a career change. It's been scary to pull myself out of my comfort zone for a career that I'm not even sure I'll like or be good at. The leap between writing textbooks and designing eLearning courses isn't...
YeahWrite #469 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
A breath of fresh air I stepped out for a breath of fresh air today. It was hard not to: it's a gorgeous day out there. It's a little hard breathing through the mask, but hey, I'm outside. And while no, a non-N95 mask doesn't filter out all of the particles in the...
YeahWrite #469 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Making Do Chag sameach to all who celebrate! We understand your experience is likely to be very different this year and hope that whatever traditions you are able to preserve bring you comfort and joy during these uncertain times. Social distancing is hard on so many...
