by Natalie DeYoung | Aug 29, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
New Horizons Today is the first day of school for me, and going back this fall is hard, even harder than returning after maternity leave back in February. Part of it is that the relationship with my son is deepening. He is approaching my favorite age, that magic space...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 28, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Where Were You? Last week’s grid was light. It happens, I know. Were you drained or overwhelmed by the events of the world? Were you getting ready to send kids off to school? Maybe you were taking one last summer trip. Maybe you’re not in this hemisphere...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 23, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Total solar eclipse? Check! I know this has nothing to do with writing or reading or voting. BUT I am a science geek so I feel compelled to tell you that, as someone who has seen quite a few annular (partial) solar eclipses, a total solar eclipse is the most amazing...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 22, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Changing Times It’s been a tumultuous week. My eldest child turned 18 years old. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a big change, but technically, legally, he’s now an adult. It is weird for me, as his mother, to come to grips with the change....
by Michelle Longo | Aug 21, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
So, In Conclusion Endings. Y’all. ENDINGS. We’ve talked about this recently, but since it comes up time and time again, I wanted to bring it up one more time. Indulge me, would ya? It’s hard to end an essay, no doubt. If you end with a cliffhanger,...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 16, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Heading towards totality I’m flying to Oregon this weekend to visit my parents and see a total eclipse of the sun for the first time. My nerd genes are quivering with excitement. What are you excited about? Reading and voting on the grids? Good! Popular...
