by Stacie Dalrymple | May 15, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Spring Cold I was healthy all winter but now I have a spring cold. The weather’s been terrible though, rainy and dismal, so at least Mother Nature is commiserating with me, I guess. I’ve been popping the zinc cough drops, and I think they might be working?...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 11, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction
TLC I volunteer at a dog rescue place, and one of the puppies was sad today. Normally, this particular shelter is a happy place, unlike the ones in those heart-breaking television commercials [ed’s note: I will never hear a Sarah McLachlan song the same way...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 10, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Liquid sunshine Hey YeahWriters, Christine here! Rowan is taking a short—but well-deserved—vacation to the rainy midwest while I’ve been enjoying an early summer at home, so I’m covering the winners post this week. It looks like this week’s fiction...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 8, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Rain, Rain, Go Away The first winter I lived in the greater Boston area, Mother Nature delivered the most snow in recorded history. Now, we’ve had the wettest month in recorded history. I am really tired of breaking all-time weather records. I just want some...
by Nathan James | May 4, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction
slash-and-burn The last few months have been tumultuous for me. In January, I quit both running and attending the book club I’ve helmed for 14 years. I significantly dialed back other groups I’m heavily involved in. I seriously considered at times quitting...
by Rowan | May 3, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Sumer is icumen in And I’m not ready for it. The quince is flowering, the dogwoods are getting ready to do their thing, and that darn currant is already setting fruit. It’s going to be a good year for blueberries, too. But it’s been a rough spring,...
