yeah write #169 weekly writing challenge kickoff: final separate grids, summer series, challenge winners round-up, gargleblaster prompt, badges

by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 6, 2014 | badges, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite

Last week for separate grids Summer is a time for the simple things in life: family, friends, long lazy days, and kicking back a little. With that in mind, we’re about to slow the challenge schedule down for the summer. Here’s how it will work: starting next...

yeah write #168 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners

by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 2, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! And happy July! It was another raucous 24 hours at the gargleblaster challenge. Let’s give a big yeah write welcome to the five brave souls who tackled the gargleblaster for the first time. We hope you stick around! And don’t forget our three...

yeah write #168 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open

by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 1, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Voting, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! Can you believe it’s July already? It seems like the old improbability drive has kicked into high gear. I swear it was just March. On the other hand, perhaps this week’s gargleblaster prompt influenced our trajectory – I...

yeah write #168 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open

by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 30, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! More than just a collection of fancy words, gargleblasters (and microfiction/microblogs in general) ought to tell a story. Even if what you’re showing us is a snapshot of a larger scene, it should be more than just a description. We want to see...

yeah write #167 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners

by Rowan | Jun 25, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite

“I’m not sure that does what you think it does…” That’s the last thing I said to Christine before she pushed the big red button in her time machine and vanished, leaving yours truly to explain what happened on the gargleblaster grid this...

yeah write #167 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open

by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 24, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, summer series 2014, Voting, YeahWrite

Greetings, Earthlings! The stars are lining up. The bartender narrowly missed spilling the salt, and my children went to bed without complaining. It’s either the apocalypse coming, or it’s the sign of another amazing round of gargleblasters! What’s your sign? We left...