by Michelle Longo | May 25, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Quit Procrastinating Now (or don’t) I was chatting with another YeahWrite editor the other day about how hard it can be to find the time to write. I said I needed a wealthy benefactor so I didn’t have to work and she added that I’d also need a...
by Rowan | May 24, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Shambling towards…. Stacie wasn’t wrong when she picked the turtle for this week’s vote picture. I’ve felt like I was dragging all day today. Well. It’ll be “yesterday” by the time you read this, but you get the picture....
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 22, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Talking Turtle I have an “if animals could talk” calendar. Yes, the old-fashioned paper kind. And apparently May 23 is World Turtle Day! Who else is excited? Just me and all the turtles of the world? Well, hopefully for the nonturtle folk, reading and...
by Asha Rajan | May 18, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Democracy sausages As this kickoff post goes live, the majority of votes in Australia’s federal election will have been counted. We may have a new leadership; fresh-faced, enthusiastic, exuding that new government smell of hope and change. After six years of...
by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
The Final Round Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome to the final round of Yeah Write’s Super Challenge 12, shortlisted writers! This is SC 12 and there are 12 of you – coincidence? Who knows. But over the next 48 hours all 12 of you...
by Rowan | May 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Whither the weather? I have no idea what season it is anymore. My dogwoods are sunburnt and they haven’t even bloomed yet. Last week I was sweating to death and today I’m in a sweater. Still, I’m not unhappy about a few more days where hot tea and...
