by Rowan | Jul 24, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Important I’ve sat down to write this post about five times now, and tapped out every time. Because part of me is like “look, Rowan, you need to write the [censored] post, ok?” and part of me is like “yes, we know, but like, there’s a...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 22, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
In the Weeds Every day, I hike with my dogs along a wooded trail which in two places opens up into a meadow. The weeds have gotten so tall on either side of the trail that I can no longer see my dogs if they choose to venture in there. Heck, in some places the brush...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 18, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
TV and Movies I love TV and movies. Like, really love them. There are times when I think I should read more often and watch less. (I mean, I *should* read more.) I was watching a movie last weekend (Palm Springs on Hulu. You should check it out.) and it did the thing...
by Rowan | Jul 17, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
The little things Sometimes it feels like writing is all you’ve got left, the one thing that will always be there for you. Through thick and thin the words spill out. Good? Bad? Who knows. Write another poem. Other times, one little thing can make it completely...
by Rowan | Jul 15, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Elsewhere It’s sweltering where I am. I don’t know about you, but that’s not my favorite feeling. I’m coping by looking at pictures of cold places, whether on the Internet or in video games. And stories. So many stories. If I can’t go...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 11, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Who knew? According to R.E.M. at the end of the world as we know it we’re supposed feel fine (you’re welcome for that earworm). I don’t know how fine you’re feeling, but I’m about fair to middling. It’s interesting how those simple...