by Rowan | Dec 1, 2015 | Writing Help, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In my part of the world, as I write this, we are slowly lurching on toward Winter Solstice. Midwinter, traditionally, not the “start” of winter that modern calendars like. Yule. The shortest day of the year. Like most...
by Rowan | Dec 1, 2015 | Writing Help, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]No, wait. Not Flashdance. Flashback. Although some of you may have had a flashback when I said Flashdance. Ugh, I’m talking in circles already; time for coffee. I turned the pot on an hour ago, but the funniest thing...
by YeahWrite Editor | Dec 1, 2015 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I have a problem I often walk through my days burdened with random couplets, rhymes, and other wordplay and no place to put them. Two weeks ago it was the phrase “purple apples” that kept pestering me. Last week it was...
by YeahWrite Editor | Nov 30, 2015 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Relinquish How’s your holiday season going so far? Did your mom bring up (in that passive-aggressive sing-songy way) your still-single status at Thanksgiving? Is your cousin Ethan missing Christmas dinner because he plans...
by Christine Hanolsy | Nov 29, 2015 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Settling in Well, I have to admit it. The leaves are gone, the grass is frosty, and even my roses are considering giving up. It’s almost winter. Some people love this time of year; some people enjoy the crisp blue skies and...
by YeahWrite Editor | Nov 27, 2015 | moonshine, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s the weekend, so the moonshine grid is open This is the first time in forever that we have no leftovers from Thanksgiving. This is new territory for me. I usually celebrate the U.S. holiday by not cooking the entire weekend...