by Rowan | Feb 2, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Schedules are hard I’m sitting here waiting for a Hot Pocket ™ to cool down from “molten with a lump of still-frozen filling at the center” to “yeah you could eat that” and I suspect I’m going to miss the edibility window and...
by Nathan James | Feb 1, 2018 | Classes, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
If you’ve been hanging around YeahWrite for a while, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I dig poetry. I started writing poems in elementary school after devouring my first Shel Silverstein book. I loved the playfulness and creativity I discovered...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I know it’s February but… Blah blah Valentine’s Day blah love blah sweetest poetry form blah. I’m already feeling nauseated. Hey, gang, what do you say we give the traditional sonnets a break this year, and try something else for February? As a...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Writing is its own reward. Henry Miller said that, and while I think it’s lovely, I’m not sure it’s true. Certainly one of my own favorite parts of writing – why I have a blog in the first place – is knowing that people read it. But how...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 31, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Countdown In two weeks, I’m headed to South Florida and the Keys for a much-needed dose of warmth. And sitting on the beach, reading a novel, a Mai-Tai by my side probably. And Cuban food, all the Cuban food. I’m so excited, I probably won’t think...
by Michelle Longo | Jan 28, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I Hate Surprises If I’m being honest, what I really hate is the anticipation of surprises. Like, when someone says to me, “I got you the BEST present and I can’t wait to give it to you for your birthday in 3 weeks!” Ugh. That means for 3 weeks...
