by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 12, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Tell me a story When the world–the outside world or our internal landscape–gets too big to look at, one way we process is with stories. Stories are important: they let us examine aspects of reality, learn about each other, or access our feelings. Right now we’re...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jun 10, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Unexpected places The world today is simultaneously huge and tiny. It can be intimidating to look around and think “what am I doing to make a difference?” But the good news is, no matter who you are or where you are, you can do something. Even...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jun 6, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Collective Action Community is critical. Humans don’t “lone wolf” well (and the lone wolf is a myth anyway). Do you know what “fittest” means in survival of the fittest? It means best suited to the environment, including the fitness of...
by Rowan | Jun 5, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Black Lives Matter Yes, that’s an unequivocal statement. Not just the “perfect victims” sleeping in their beds or the ones whose murders are recorded. Every single one. Every Black life. If you’re going out to protest this weekend, stay safe,...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jun 3, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Editor’s Note As I write this, thousands of people are in the streets in cities nationwide. Worldwide. The US President is calling for the use of military force against citizens. As writers, readers, and editors we know how a story is told matters....
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Bigger is better? We’ve been pretty stingy with words over the last few months. This month, we’re feeling a little more generous! Like, so generous! And it’s not just because our sample story originally came in at 2,700 words, at least 2,100 of which...
