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 Rowan | May 8, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
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...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 6, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
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...
by Nathan James | May 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
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...
by Rowan | Apr 10, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
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...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 8, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
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...
