by Meg | Aug 8, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In praise of weeding We have a garden bed that extends out beyond the raised backyard deck. My plan was to use this bed as a screen to hide the mulch-covered area under the deck. As luck would have it, the bird feeders also extend...
by Meg | Aug 1, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stranger than fiction Our local newspaper recently ran a story headlined, “Man wearing Richard Nixon mask found in tree.” I don’t know the man wearing the mask but how I wish I did. Not every absurdity has a story...
by Meg | Jul 25, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Convince me If you’ve been following along with or participating in the yeah write super challenge, you know that the remaining 16 competitors had to submit a persuasive essay last night for round two. A persuasive essay does...
by Meg | Jul 18, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Flow Merriam-Webster defines an “essay” as “a short piece of writing that tells a person’s thoughts or opinions about a subject.” Here at yeah write, we view the essay as this and more: it is a story...
by Meg | Jul 11, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hallelujah The seas of humankind have been choppy of late. When I am overwhelmed with fear and sorrow, when I am overwhelmed with grief, I try to make my way back to art, a metaphorical life raft where others gather to restore...
by Meg | Jul 4, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Get a head start If you are registered for yeah write’s super challenge—and as a participant in the creative nonfiction grid, I hope you are!—allow me to let you in on a secret: now is the time to practice. If you...
