by Rowan | Aug 18, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I’m back, did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? I just spent a week in the mountains with no internet but lots of storytelling (and bears there were bears real live bears they were right next to us). My dad and I still go backpacking together when we...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 16, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Heading towards totality I’m flying to Oregon this weekend to visit my parents and see a total eclipse of the sun for the first time. My nerd genes are quivering with excitement. What are you excited about? Reading and voting on the grids? Good! Popular...
by Rowan | Aug 16, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
If money grew on trees, would it fall into my hands in the autumn? Money doesn’t, tragically (or actually when you consider how inflation works, that’s probably a good idea), grow on trees. But it does grow with each additional registration in the...
by Natalie DeYoung | Aug 15, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Under Pressure I don’t know about you, but I put a lot of pressure on myself to produce exquisite work. If what I create is less than stellar, I mentally flog myself. This is not necessarily a useful mental habit, but hey, I’m working on lightening up on...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 14, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
The Road to Hell You know how Stephen King famously said that he believes the road to hell is paved with adverbs? Well I think it’s paved with adjectives. (Actually, I think it’s probably just black top, but that’s neither here nor there.) His point...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 13, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Sharing Is Caring I feel like I’ve used that heading title before but I can’t remember. Oh well. Regardless, the sentiment remains. The Weekly Writing Challenges rely on you, our audience and participants, to spread the word. When you tweet, share links on...