by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 5, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Welcome to the jungle I may live in the city now, but I grew up steps away from the woods. Our backyard was full of all sorts of charismatic critters—and a bunch of less charismatic ones, too. (Don’t ask about the night I mistook a skunk for our black...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 1, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
I’ve got sunshine I’ve been accused of being an optimist. A unicorns-and-glitter kind of girl. It’s not untrue, especially when the sun is shining and the birds are singing and the sky is blue. Autumn might be my favorite season, with its crisp...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 3, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
The sublimity of language Words are beautiful things, don’t you think? And language is an incredible tool, capable of describing the ineffable and translating one person’s experience into something more universal by putting the right words in the right...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 6, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Once upon a time… Okay, so it was really only last week. Asha and I stumbled across a fun little Twitter contest from the Fairy Tale Review, where participants were asked to tell a complete fairy tale in a single tweet. (You can read some of the results by...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 6, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Celebrations I’m a sucker for big outdoor celebrations: festivals, parades, community picnics, all of that, especially when there’s an element of ritual or tradition involved. Yesterday, as you probably know, was Chinese Lunar New Year (known as the Spring...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 2, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Looking back Hey, you. Yeah, you. Look how much you accomplished last year. Chances are, you’ve written a few words. Maybe you’ve even written a lot of words. Celebrate that! Even if you didn’t hit your goals (I know I didn’t), remember that...
