by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 9, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! Summer is almost here, and our thoughts are turning towards barbecues, vacations, and that ever-growing pile of books on our bedside tables. To be a writer is to be, above all, a reader, and yet it seems like there’s never enough time to do...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 4, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! It was a crazy couple of days over at the gargleblaster! We closed the grid in record time – 10 hours – and a few people were taken by surprise, myself included. Those of you who were more on the ball than I was managed to hitchhike,...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 3, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Voting, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! A little bird told me you had fun with this prompt. I logged on at 6:30 AM Pacific time, and the grid was hopping. By about 7:00 (10:00 AM Eastern), the grid was full. That’s 10 hours, people. This editor never had a chance! I even gave up...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 2, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! This week we’re talking about freedom. As you all know by now, we lost a unique voice this week. Maya Angelou was a champion of freedom in all of its forms: freedom from fear, freedom from bias, freedom of self-expression, and freedom to follow...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2014 | badges, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite
Remembering a phenomenal woman We say farewell this week to one of the world’s most revered poets, essayists, and storytellers, Maya Angelou. (Read her astounding biography at poetryfoundation.org.) Whether we know it or not, her work has touched us all. She was a...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 28, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! So it turns out this week’s ultimate question (“Where does it hurt?”) was more apropos than I even intended. I sat in the doctor’s office today, gritting my teeth as she checked my shoulder and neck, fretting about the grid and how I hadn’t yet...
