by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 11, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Just Do It Today I found myself at the mall buying shoes again for my 13-year-old son. Weren’t we just there last week buying the pair that no longer fits? I know what these bigger feet mean: Next time I blink, he will surpass me in height (it’s close)....
by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 4, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Hot Spot My dog Buster has a hot spot. Again. He simply cannot leave anything alone. This time, a bee stung him as far as I know since I pulled one out of his hair near that spot. I saw no visual evidence of a sting, but all the same he licked and chewed until his...
by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 4, 2017 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
The Story’s Told With Facts And Lies Hey y’all! It’s Asha. I’m excited to be filling in for Christine this week. It’s been a tumultuous week around the world. When events and emotions feel overwhelming, I take comfort in little things. My...
by YeahWrite Editor | Oct 1, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
You’re Really Going to Want to Read This I love to tell you quirky things about myself, so here’s another one: I’m totally freaked out by change and yet I crave it constantly. That means I am often looking for new and different experiences and then I...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 27, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Social Butterfly I’ve had social obligations every evening for the past week, which has been both fun and exhausting (even for an extrovert). I really want to spend the next few days under a blanket with a good book but alas I have 8th grade back-to-school-night...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 26, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Sensational I just read an interesting article about sense words in fiction. You know, saw, heard, felt, smelled, touched. The author, Kathy Steinemann, pointed out that sense words filter imagery through a character instead of allowing the reader to experience the...
