by Rowan | Apr 6, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Welcome to our ool. When I was a kid, those signs used to crack me up. You know the one? “Welcome to our ool. Notice there is no “P” in it. Please keep it that way.” It was a friendly and humorous way of stating the rules for folks who for some...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 4, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
The Doctor is Out I just spent two hours at urgent care because my teenage son picked a hangnail, which then became really infected. I have a Ph.D. in biology so sometimes I play doctor (for mild things, obviously) but this particular infection was not having my home...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 4, 2018 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
How time flies Can you believe we’re seven this week? I sure can’t. I started at YeahWrite four years ago, when the micro challenge – formerly known as the Gargleblaster – was brand-spanking new. Microprose may be YeahWrite’s youngest...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?! With YeahWrite’s seventh (!!!?!!?) birthday happening this month, editor Michelle and I spent some time sitting around brainstorming seven-themed ideas for tips and tricks. This quickly devolved into the two of us yelling WHAT’S...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
In honor of YeahWrite’s seventh birthday this month, our poetry slam’s focused on sevens too: the seven lines of a rime royal. Or rhyme royal. Rhyme royale. Look, spelling wasn’t standardized yet when this form was developed. In fact, it’s a...
by Michelle Longo | Apr 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
We’re 7!!! Can you believe it? I hardly can, and yet I feel like I barely remember life before YeahWrite! Rather than get all nostalgic on you, I’ll jump right into all the special stuff we have planned to celebrate our birthday. We came up with too many...