[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Come one, come all, to the Greatest Show on Earth! Or at least the greatest little writing challenge on the internet.

Welcome back under our striped tent, where the writers cavort and the voters swing from trapezes and eventually my metaphor breaks down entirely because what you really want to know is who won the popular vote on all three of our grids – nonfiction, fiction|poetry, and microstories – like every Friday!

But it’s not all about the popular vote here at the yeah write circus, folks. We also have our editorial staff picks to hand out. Every week our trained and costumed editors comb through your submissions looking for their favorites. Picks are based on writing quality, how successful the author is in conveying information, and just plain style. If you got a staff pick this week, grab your badge from the sidebar and wear it with pride!

Once you’re done reading through the staff picks (and congratulating the winners in the comments), keep scrolling down to check out who won the popular vote on all three grids.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Yeah write #198 weekly writing challenge staff picks: nonfiction

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the drive-by by jan

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22652″ style=”vc_box_circle” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”michelle”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Jan’s piece this week works on many levels at the same time. Not only does it capture a small moment in time while simultaneously giving us necessary history, it does so with rich detail that pulls the reader deeper into the story. We feel, along with Jan, the initial irritation at the impoliteness of the inspection of the house. We also feel her protectiveness of the house that is now hers and was once someone else’s. As Jan explores her own experience driving by a house no longer owned by a family member we feel the nostalgia and the connection. It’s a thoughtful piece filled with emotion that doesn’t beat us over the head with drama or tell us how to feel. That’s the trick to writing a sentimental essay well: if you do it right, we feel it without you telling us to.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_separator color=”grey”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Yeah write #198 weekly writing challenge staff picks: fiction|poetry

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unbroken cycle by asha

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Yeah write #198 weekly writing challenge staff picks: microstories

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unpleasant surprise by eagleaye

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][Ed’s note: In case you missed the announcement, Nate is officially the newest member of our editorial staff. Give him a big welcome in the comments if you haven’t already! -R][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_separator color=”grey”][vc_column_text]

black widow by tmw hickman

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”22649″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”rowan” img_link_large=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Congratulations to this week’s winners! If you earned the highest number of votes in either challenge, you are this week’s crowd favorite. If you came in first, second or third, you get “top three” honors. Grab your badge from our sidebar!

Looking for your badge? The fiction|poetry, nonfiction and microstories challenges all have the same winner, staff pick, and top three badges. It doesn’t clutter up our sidebar, and they’ll still look pretty on yours!

Everybody: before you go, please take some time to leave your favorites a little love in the comments.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

Weekend moonshine grid opens today at 6 p.m. eastern time

The show’s not over, folks! At 6:00 the tent re-opens and Natalie’s staff of lions and tigers will not only probably not eat you, they’ll pour you a drink of our sweet moonshine grid. The big top will be open all weekend. Just leave the commercial posts outside; the bears don’t like ’em.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]

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