by Nathan James | Nov 3, 2015 | Fiction|Poetry, Open, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With my freeze ray I will STOP …the world. Those lyrics from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog have been stuck in my brain for a week. They took up residency there as I was making my Dr. Horrible freeze ray for my Halloween...
by Meg | Nov 2, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Everything old is new again We have a new kitten in our house. His name is Waffles. Everything is new to him. He sees each surface as a launching pad to somewhere else: the kitchen counter leads to the window sill, the window sill...
by Christine Hanolsy | Oct 28, 2015 | gargleblaster, micro challenge, microfiction, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! I’ve been wondering: where can I get a little extra motivation? A reason to write every day? A shiny new badge for my blog? Some new followers and some new blogs to read? A Random Penguins mug?* No more...
by Michelle Longo | Oct 26, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Forget the timer My son is tasked with reading for twenty minutes per day as part of his Language Arts homework. He complains about it nightly, asking if he’s done yet ever minute or so beginning with the ninth minute. We set...
by Christine Hanolsy | Oct 21, 2015 | gargleblaster, micro challenge, microfiction, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! First things first: Microstories are tricky things, and this challenge is the strictest on the yeah write site. Don’t let that scare you off! Just take a moment to read (or reread) our submission...
by Michelle Longo | Oct 19, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Taking back blogging Just this past week, I had someone tell me that they hate the word blogging because it carries a negative connotation. I get where he was coming from – there are plenty of people who think that all...