by Rowan | Dec 9, 2020 | Microprose, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
The Waiting Game Waiting is the worst part of any writing you do, whether it’s the Bar Exam or your submissions spreadsheet. We know it; we’re writers too. So as we tried on this new competition format, you bet there was a lot of behind-the-scenes debate...
by Rowan | Nov 13, 2020 | Kickoff, Microprose, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Here we go again Or, really, here we go for the first time. YeahWrite’s 18th Super Challenge is our first microfiction challenge. We hope you’re as excited as we are to test drive this new...
by Rowan | Nov 13, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
In the end I’ve put off writing this until the last minute. I know. It turns out nobody, including me, writes better like that. But in a way, as long as I put off writing this post, the last grid didn’t close for me. And for more than half a decade,...
by Rowan | Oct 9, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
It’s Octobruary Mayly? Jugumber? Whatever month of 2020 it is, it must be the first weekend, because there’s a micro grid on this post. If that wasn’t enough micro for you, though, you can totally sign up for our first micro Super Challenge before it...
by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Broken Webs My (adult) son’s girlfriend, who lives with us, wanted to go all out on the Halloween decorations this year, which is particularly fun since who knows if kids will even trick-or-treat. If not, at least they can marvel at our spooky house. If so, I...
by Rowan | Oct 5, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Microfiction. Microprose. Short-short stories. “Drabbles.” No matter what your term for the shortest fiction out there is, we love it too. And with only a few tiny weeks remaining in 2020 (seriously? the longest year in ever is almost over?), we thought...
