by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 19, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
Truth or dare We all take inspiration from the world around us. I write mainly speculative fiction: what-ifs, could-bes, if-onlys. I love a good dystopian tale, and lately I’m getting some good fodder from the here-and-now. So what do you do when faced with...
by Nathan James | Jul 12, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Absorption Not gonna lie. I’ve been limiting the amount of news and newsfeeds I read lately. The constant stream of EVERYTHING that is going on in the world is overwhelming me. I still go to my favorite news web site and read...
by Natalie DeYoung | Jul 5, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shark week Right now I’m watching a Shark Week program, taking a break from the sun while everyone else is in the pool. For some reason, even though every Shark Week special is the same (or at least bears remarkable...
by Nathan James | Jun 28, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Imagining car wrecks My favorite movie about writers and writing is Stranger Than Fiction. It’s about an IRS agent (played by Will Ferrell) who slowly realizes as strange things happen to him that he is the main character in a...
by Natalie DeYoung | Jun 21, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] White wall I spent the weekend packing up boxes of books and watching my husband, with the help of a neighbor, move my piano out of the house into the garage for at least the next ten months. The spot the piano once occupied looks...
by Nathan James | Jun 14, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
Watching people…in a not-creepy kind of way In a few days, I’ll be on vacation in New York City, the best place for people-watching in my opinion. You’d think I’d be able to completely kick back and relax, take in a few shows, eat some good...
