by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 14, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Easy Breezy August, the end of summer here in the greater Boston area, is amazing. Sure, it can be hot. But people clear out. It’s so easy to do stuff. No lines at the stores, walking into restaurants without reservations, and much less traffic are just a few of...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 7, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Rest in Power “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” –Toni Morrison The world lost an amazing, influential writer this week. So many of us are heartbroken by the death of...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 7, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Turn, turn, turn Show of hands: who here loves summer? So do I. I mean, I love fall, too, and spring. (I prefer to ignore winter, to Rowan’s chagrin.) It’s summer here in the US, of course, but we’re on the cusp of fall. The days are already getting...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 31, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Whale of a Time Earlier this week, I took my son and nephew on a whale watching trip! Last time I went, I saw three different types of whales, plus dolphins. The time before, I saw four types of whales, plus dolphins. This time, we saw only two species: humpbacks and...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 24, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Under Water I am mildy clautrophobic, meaning I’m uncomfortable in enclosed spaces, but it’s not debilitating. Long tunnels make me nervous, especially if they go underwater, like the Ted Williams that travels under Boston Harbor to Logan Airport or the...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 17, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Don’t Pick Me My parents, sisters, and their kids are descending on my house Thursday for a long weekend. These family reunions are so much fun, in a chaotic kind of way. Of course, the day before they arrive, I was summoned for jury duty. I’ve never been...
