by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 21, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Finish lines I’m trying to be a better adult this week, which means cleaning up around my desk. I’m not an inherently tidy person, and my desk (and the floor, and the little table) have a way of accumulating the dozens of things my spouse hands to me...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 19, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
See Spot Run I saw a Dalmation in the woods today and it made me realize it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen this particular breed. One of my classmates in graduate school had one, an extremely well-behaved dog named Jupiter, who would sit in the...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 15, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Quiet as Mice Ambient noise camouflages the ringing in my ears. Honestly, I don’t know how long this has been going on since for over a decade, my husband has snored SO loudly that I can’t hear anything else when my body decides to wake up at 3am. When he...
by Rowan | Feb 14, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
The actual worst I have written approximately zero words this week except for this paragraph. Instead, I’m editing. My work, other people’s work, editing. So much edits. Do not make me look at more words please. Just scroll for the vote. Please. (If this...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 12, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Orange You Glad? I know, I know. I AM that kind of person. But orange you glad that Sumos are back in season? And before you get on my case, yes, I know the oranges in the photo are not Sumos, but sometimes a person has to make do. Also, orange you glad it’s...
by Nathan James | Feb 8, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Tick Tock I participated in a writing contest a few weeks ago. The first three days of the contests was MLK Day weekend, and I didn’t write; I told myself I was “planning.” Tuesday rolls around and work explodes with deadlines and stress. I came home...
