by Rowan | Jan 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Stay awhile, and listen. That’s a line from a character in one of my most-played (I have no idea if it’s my favorite but WOW did I play it a lot) (that’s a pun, shoutout to the five people who got it) video games. Besides being a scratchy little...
by Asha Rajan | Dec 28, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The last person on Earth This is my favourite time of year to walk the dogs. Not because of the absurd 27ºC/81ºF temperatures by 7 am, not because the sun is up at 4 am and so am I. No, it’s my favourite time because when I take the dogs out in the morning, the...
by Rowan | Dec 27, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Habari gani? Kujichagulia It’s the second day of Kwanzaa, where I am. Depending on your time zone and country, it might be something else for you. I’m sitting here writing the last winners’ post of the year and thinking about the ways we celebrate...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 25, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Nothing Says Holiday Like a Fake Fire Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and Happy Holidays, whichever you celebrate, to the rest of you! I hope you are enjoying time off from work and school! We have a habit of watching the Yule Log on Christmas Day, because...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 21, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
A Little Peace and Quiet I just got back from a silent meditation retreat and boy are my words tired. We’re accustomed to a constant flow of information – both in and out – but it turns out that sometimes we can use all that information to hide from...
by Rowan | Dec 20, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Gimme a Break My biggest annual project for my biggest client just happens to fall right at the time of the year that everyone wants to hang out because they have… a break. I’m not sure what that is, actually, at this point, at the end of like my 20th...
