by Stacie Dalrymple | Apr 3, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
For Shame My dog Buster split his toenail last Sunday and has been wearing the “cone of shame” and on antibiotics for the past week. I finally de-coned him today, and he’s much happier, obviously. I’m happier too, since it’s pretty sad to...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 27, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sniffle Nothing is blooming yet, but every morning I wake up congested, then it goes away. I’m typically not prone to allergies so now I’m wondering if maybe I should change my filters (again). In the meantime, I’m feeling much empathy for those who...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 20, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Maybe Tomorrow I wear real clothes once, sometimes twice, per week. And by “real,” I mean jeans. The rest of the time, I’m sporting (see what I did there?) sweat pants when it’s cold or athletic shorts when it’s warm, minus the occasional...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 13, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Empty Head This week’s been a blur and my brain is fried. I feel so tired. Maybe it’s the time change, even though it’s only an hour. I have no idea what to write, so I’m just going to admit that and say HEY it’s time to read and vote!...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 6, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Spring Forward! Longer days elevate my mood even more than warmer temperatures, and that is saying a lot. And this weekend we set the clocks ahead for daylight saving time, so the light will stay with us later in the day. [Ed’s note: NO. no nonononono no no no...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Feb 27, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Cool Beans I’m making heirloom bean soup tonight and if that isn’t exciting, I don’t know what is. Seriously, ever since I bought my Instant Pot (pressure cooker), I am digging how easy it is to make beans from scratch. And they taste SO much better....
