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 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 Natalie DeYoung | Aug 15, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Under Pressure I don’t know about you, but I put a lot of pressure on myself to produce exquisite work. If what I create is less than stellar, I mentally flog myself. This is not necessarily a useful mental habit, but hey, I’m working on lightening up on...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 14, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
The Road to Hell You know how Stephen King famously said that he believes the road to hell is paved with adverbs? Well I think it’s paved with adjectives. (Actually, I think it’s probably just black top, but that’s neither here nor there.) His point...
