by Rowan | Jan 12, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Mindful Practice A couple years ago, out of the blue, my dad sent me a practice chanter set. He’d found it at a thrift store and thought of how many times I’d said I wanted to learn to play the bagpipes when I was a kid, and, well, one thing led to...
by Rowan | Jan 5, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Weather… or not While Stacie’s trapped by winter storms and power is out for many of my Canadian friends (stay safe and warm out there, y’all, and thanks to the utility folks who are working some kinda crazy double overtime) it’s relatively...
by Rowan | Dec 29, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Miaou? Y’all, if this post isn’t totally coherent, forgive me. My spouse wanted a kitten for Christmas, and we’d been talking about it for a while, and well, now we’ve got a 9-week-old bundle of fluff and starlight in our house but it...
by Rowan | Dec 22, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Pause. The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol (“sun”) and sistere (“to stand still”). Whether it’s the longest or shortest night of the year where you are, this is the moment when the sun’s declination pauses before...
by Rowan | Dec 15, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I’ll make this brief No, really. I stayed up WAY too late watching Star Wars, and now I have nobody to talk spoilers with and it’s not fair, so I’m going to turn the results of the popular vote over to you and go to bed and sulk. But it’s not all...
by Rowan | Dec 8, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Firsts and Lasts The first week of the month is always a big one, especially since we brought moderation back. Three challenges, a mod queue, and the new poetry slams always make for an exciting grid. But you know what? This one was especially exciting. It’s...
