Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive
20/20 Hindsight – Ninth Variation
Everyone's a poet Or at least, that's true this month! At its heart, a poem is often a story using emotion rather than narrative structure to draw the reader in. One of the ways we prove the humanity of our characters - fiction or non- is by helping the reader connect...
YeahWrite #494 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Windy Mary All three of my patio umbrellas blew over last night during the storm that raced through my neighborhood. I'm not surprised. But also, I find myself worrying about Mary Poppins using this as her primary mode of transportation. Umbrellas don't actually seem...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #494
Brain Fog Yesterday, while I was making dinner, I had an idea about what I would write here. Today, less than 24 hours later, that particular brilliance eludes me. I am a logical person, a scientist, with a good memory, at least historically, with one particular...
YeahWrite #493 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Everything but writing... I've sat down to write this post at least five times today. Instead, I've: Gone for a motorcycle ride Picked apples Baked a fig cake Invoiced (ok that needed doing, though, I really like eating food and living under a roof) Played...
YeahWrite #493 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Seedy Solution I'll bet you're wondering what I did with my moth-infested bird seed. You've probaby been worrying about it all week. No? Well, I poured it on the ground in the mulch along the side of my front yard, so the dogs wouldn't eat it. And now, everyone is...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #493
The Winter of my Summer An understatement: This summer was pretty nervous. In addition to *gesturing vaguely at the world*, I lost my desire to write outside of work. Just nothing in the tank. A much stronger desire overwhelmed me to comfort myself by rewatching Parks...
Congratulations to the Winners of YeahWrite’s Super Challenge #17
On the edge of seventeen How is it possible that we've had seventeen Super Challenges already? It's a rush - and a letdown - every time we get to announce the winners. But don't worry: #18 is coming up in just a few months! But right now? The judges' results are in...
YeahWrite #492 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Where there's smoke... First off, an apology to everything east of the Rockies, where you're about to get the smoke from the Northwest fires. If it's any consolation, it doesn't look like it's going to be nearly as bad there as it still is here even with a stiff...
YeahWrite #492 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Moth Meal My new bags of birdseed that I ordered online arrived today. When I went to put them in the garage cupboard, I first moved the last bag from the previous order, so that I could relocate it to the front. In the process, I noticed that the seed was infested...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #492
Never Say Never When I left my last full time job about two years ago, I swore I'd never take another. Being in business for myself seemed like the best idea. I mean, who wants someone else telling them what to do, when to do it, and all that? I certainly don't. But...
