by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 30, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! More than just a collection of fancy words, gargleblasters (and microfiction/microblogs in general) ought to tell a story. Even if what you’re showing us is a snapshot of a larger scene, it should be more than just a description. We want to see...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jun 24, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
The return of Michelle Longo, Internet viral sensation, to yeah write weekly writing challenge I’ve been off for the past four weeks, recharging my spirit and submitting to the grids. I hope you enjoyed the posts from Rowan and Erica M who have been keeping my...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 23, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! It seems like summer has just begun, but the solstice is behind us, the days are already growing shorter, and the rest of the season is going to fly by at light speed. That doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of time for long lazy days of complete...
by Rowan | Jun 17, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
This week’s quick and dirty (but I promise, no math) lesson: There is no transitive property of synonyms The alert coffee bamboozle started in excess of the idle bitch’s sponsor. Did that make sense to you? What if I told you it was supposed to mean “The quick...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 16, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! Do you hear that? Yeah, me too. Maybe it’s just that the kids are in bed, but there’s a certain something I’m hearing in the [relative] silence. If I concentrate really hard, I think I can pick out the scritch-scritch-scritch of a hundred...
by Rowan | Jun 10, 2014 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
This week’s quick and dirty lesson: breaking up with adjectives and adverbs It was a dark and stormy night. The velvety blackness enfolded me like a lost child crying hopelessly for the soft comfort of its stuffed toy and the fierce lightning and terrifying...
