by Rowan | Mar 24, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
In like a lion and out like another whole lion with a chip on its shoulder, apparently March! It’s Spring (or Fall) officially! The days are longer (or shorter) than the nights already! (This is, by the way, some !@#$#@$@#@, especially with DST already here.)...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 17, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Saving the day As a parent, I often feel like I’m not quite living up to the standards society has set for parenting. Do I pack a healthy three-course lunch for my kid every day? No. Do I shuttle my kids to seventeen different activities every week? Nope; just...
by Rowan | Mar 10, 2023 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 2 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Time, time, time SPECIAL NOTE: This weekend, the US marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, which means we lose an hour. Because we don’t want to penalize our writers, we will close submissions at...
by Nathan James | Mar 10, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Nothing. Nowhere. Once In a While. That whole “write what you know” trope we were taught in school is some bullshit. If everyone had followed that advice, we’d never have sci-fi or most, hopefully, horror novels. We’d never have Everything, Everywhere, All At Once....
by Rowan | Mar 8, 2023 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Write here, write now. Creative nonfiction is uncomfortable. It’s vulnerable. And it’s amazing. Congratulations to ALL our writers. The judges worked hard to give you the valuable feedback that could take your essays to the next level (if you’re not...
by Asha Rajan | Mar 3, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I smell a rat This morning, I found a rat in my garden. It was dead. I spotted it when I went out to water, before I took my (supposed rat catcher) dogs for a walk. I live in an area that’s often plagued by rats and mice and I have a fairly productive...
