by Rowan | Oct 9, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
It’s Octobruary Mayly? Jugumber? Whatever month of 2020 it is, it must be the first weekend, because there’s a micro grid on this post. If that wasn’t enough micro for you, though, you can totally sign up for our first micro Super Challenge before it...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Oct 7, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Broken Webs My (adult) son’s girlfriend, who lives with us, wanted to go all out on the Halloween decorations this year, which is particularly fun since who knows if kids will even trick-or-treat. If not, at least they can marvel at our spooky house. If so, I...
by Asha Rajan | Oct 3, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Same but different The last few weeks have felt especially hectic and exhausting to me. Or perhaps it’s just the accumulated weight of watching the world literally and figuratively burn, combined with the weird survivor’s guilt of living in a place where...
by Rowan | Oct 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Discrepancies I used to have an entire Tumblr that was just pictures like the one in the header image for this post. Beds, rumpled, white sheets, fluffy duvets. Almost always shades of taupe and light grey. Big windows, no curtains (or just sheers). Sunlight streaming...
by Christine Hanolsy | Oct 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
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...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 30, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
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...
