by Rowan | Feb 15, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
But how do you do it? I used to refer to fostering retired greyhounds as “serial pet dating” when people asked me how I could stand to just, you know, not keep them all. “I would have 50 dogs,” they laughed ruefully. But it’s not like...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 13, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Dog Gone I realize it’s not fall, but when I saw this photo, I had to choose it because the dog reminds me of the first shelter dog I fell in love with when I started volunteering last August. Chiclet wove his way into the fabric of my heart and nearly became my...
by Nathan James | Feb 9, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Mold I am a practical person. I am often teased in my family for including things like new sheets, a humidifier, a new pair of rubber boots on my Christmas wish list, and never anything fun. I also adhere pretty strictly to a routine. So much so that my cat Link...
by Rowan | Feb 8, 2019 | Super Challenge, YeahWrite
The Round Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome back, shortlisted writers! The twelve of you are already the best-of-the-best of a very good field, and our judges are looking forward to seeing what you do with this round’s prompt. This...
by Rowan | Feb 8, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
All I can think of is bird jokes and it’s all Stacie’s fault Well, it’s looking like my little piece of the world is finally about to get some winter, and I’m here for it. Sorry to the folks in Seattle with the sold out grocery stores...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 6, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Finish Line How do I become one of those people who just stops reading books they aren’t into? I have this odd sense of duty to finish what I start. I know that’s misguided, but I can’t help myself. When I am in a slower period of devouring books,...