by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 26, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Last Call for 2018 Votes! As far as late December goes, it’s not terribly cold here in New England, or at least not in Massachusetts. I had to change out of my PJs on Christmas Day to hike with my dogs and it was mid-30s and sunny, which is about all I can ask...
by Rowan | Dec 21, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Short days, long nights ‘Tis the season where I consider mugging Stacie and taking: 1) her days off 2) her proper winter weather 3) those really cute dogs, or maybe just one of the puppies at the shelter where she volunteers (Glitter, baby, I’m coming)...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 19, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Storm Before the Calm I’m about to have a week off and whew boy does that sound good. Ok, ok, I don’t work in an office anymore. But when kids are off and the husband is off, it’s like a vacation for me too. All next week, I can lounge around in...
by Nathan James | Dec 15, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Faking it Today at work someone asked me to edit an essay on the new technology scientists use. It was written by a well-respected archaeologist. I just kind of marveled at that for a minute. Well, actually, the first feeling I crashed into was Imposter Syndrome. You...
by Rowan | Dec 14, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Baby, it’s warm outside Back in the Pacific Northwest (or the “specific northwest” as my little sister used to say) it’s 20 degrees warmer. Makes me feel a little closer to Asha and my other Antipodean friends, I guess, but it’s not very...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 12, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sweet December I’ve been eating too much sugar this month, which seems to happen annually with everyone in my house having birthdays on top of the holidays. Because I don’t normally eat a lot of sugar, my body doesn’t like it: I feel sluggish and...