by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 2, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Permission Lately I’ve found myself in the position of having to say “no” a lot—no, you can’t have more screen time; no, we can’t go out for burgers; no, you can’t go play until you’re done with your homework. And then, last...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Navigating Prompts, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Who goes there? It’s possible to tell a story with no characters. Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” comes to mind, although even that sinks to anthropomorphism a bit. (CW: animal death) The first paragraph of The Haunting of Hill...
by Rowan | Mar 26, 2021 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
It’s time Like our prompt phrase, the headline for this post can have a lot of meanings. First, “it’s time” to make our announcements. But also, you know what contributed to the success of a lot of these essays? That’s right:...
by Natalie DeYoung | Mar 26, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Too much My job is precarious, like much of the world today. I get assignments to teach classes based on student enrollment numbers. This semester, the numbers were just not on my side, and I joined many others in the unemployment lines. Without classes to teach, I...
by Asha Rajan | Mar 19, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
One is the loneliest number This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about community and how to get more involved with local (to me) writing groups. Writing can be a woefully lonely business, or at least a woefully alone business. It can feel like you’re...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 12, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Are you ready? I sure am. Ready for it to be anything but winter, that is. If you’ve been reading YeahWrite’s weekly posts for long, you may know that I walk my dogs in the woods near my house every morning. I’m so tired of the scarf-coat-hat-gloves...
