by Rowan | Jul 10, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Lost thyme That’s not even a pun. A couple weeks ago, in a fit of gardening, I planted thyme in my front yard. And promptly forgot about it, because all the food plants and the herb garden are out back. So I’ve been diligently watering the crookneck...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 8, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Pop Nostalgia Apparently today is national freezer pop day! My sisters and I ate a lot of Otter Pops growing up, so I’m feeling a but nostalgic about this day. Ahhh Sir Isaac Lime, Strawberry Short Kook, Little Orphan Orange, Louie-Bloo Raspberry…We...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 4, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Celebrate YOU Many USAmericans will be celebrating the 4th of July this weekend, albeit not likely in the usual big social way of the pre-covid past, unless they’re in a location that hasn’t issued rules or guidelines, or where people aren’t taking...
by Rowan | Jul 3, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Draggin. Ok, clearly I can’t resist a Dad Joke when one presents itself. But between the long days (did you know that there are only 3 hours and 18 minutes of night where I live right now? i hate summer so much. i hate it so much) and the constant fireworks...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 1, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Quiet, Please I’ve been seeing a lot of dragonflies recently. I love how they move like little helicopters–or more likely the helicopters move like them. They have the added bonus of being quiet, unlike their mechanical counterparts. I don’t much...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Out of time No, not you: you’ve still got plenty of time to join us! That’s the joy of the Hindsight 2020 series: you can hop in at any point along the way. No, this month we’re talking about chronology—the order of events in your story. Sometimes it...
