by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 4, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
The Doctor is Out I just spent two hours at urgent care because my teenage son picked a hangnail, which then became really infected. I have a Ph.D. in biology so sometimes I play doctor (for mild things, obviously) but this particular infection was not having my home...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 28, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Talking Turkey A turkey walked beside me in the parking lot as I was heading to my yoga class this morning. He was singing a muted, pleasant song, and I wondered why he was alone. Typically, turkeys travel in rafters. Perhaps he was searching for his friends. Or maybe...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 21, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Distracted I have a friend staying with me this week while her son checks out colleges in the area. Visitors are fun, but I almost forgot to write this post! Now I have no idea what to even say, unless you want me to complain about the 4th March nor’easter we...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 14, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
In Like A Lion Here in New England, March is living up to its reputation, with three nor’easters in less than two weeks. This is my fourth winter here and the lion has never been displaying such force during my limited experience. By the time you read this,...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 7, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Cozied Up Yesterday I was in Napa, CA, and now I’m in the middle of a nor’easter predicted to dump 15 inches of snow in my Boston burb. Normally, I’d be a lot more bothered by this scenario, because dogs. But I decided to give myself the gift of...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 7, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Let’s get spooky Maybe winter is finally on its way out here in the Northern hemisphere, but mornings are still misty-grey and mysterious. Sometimes, when I leave the house early and the traffic in my neighborhood is particularly quiet, it can feel like...
