That’s it for our 2018 season, folks. It’s time for us to kick off our shoes and go wandering in the summer warmth.
Summer Break!
That’s it for our 2018 season, folks. It’s time for us to kick off our shoes and go wandering in the summer warmth.
Our Humor Contest Winner — Tequila
With many thanks to our judge Nisha Sharma, we present our winner to you, “Tequila” by YARN alum Laura Gonzalez!
In all my seventeen years, I have always been second. Rosa, my twin, was twenty-two minutes older, and she has held those twenty-two minutes over me for our entire life.[…]
One of Our Humor Contest Runners-Up — Citrus and Ash
One of our wonderful Humor Contest Runners-Up, “Citrus and Ash.”
Geoffrey lifted the knocker and brought it down on the witch’s door. Three short authoritative raps to get the job done.[…]
The 2018 Fiction Humor Contest Results are In!
Submissions were sent. Stories were compiled and read by our readers. Laughter, giggles, and snorts ensued. Choices were narrowed down. Nisha Sharma selected the three best pieces. Which means… The time has finally come to share the results of our FIRST EVER Fiction Humor Contest! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit […]
General Submissions Close for the Summer
General submissions are now closed, but we’ll have lots of great stories and poems for you to keep reading through July, including our announcement of our Humor Contest Winners.
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Fiction
Our Humor Contest Winner — Tequila
With many thanks to our judge Nisha Sharma, we present our winner to you, “Tequila” by YARN alum Laura Gonzalez!
In all my seventeen years, I have always been second. Rosa, my twin, was twenty-two minutes older, and she has held those twenty-two minutes over me for our entire life.[…]
Fiction
One of Our Humor Contest Runners-Up — Citrus and Ash
One of our wonderful Humor Contest Runners-Up, “Citrus and Ash.”
Geoffrey lifted the knocker and brought it down on the witch’s door. Three short authoritative raps to get the job done.[…]
Poetry
Blitz, Magical Thinking
Two poems by Mureall Hebert
Blitz
“It’s a blitz!” she wailed under the strobe light //
looking [almost] beautiful //
and limber //
and wild //
and free. […]
Poetry
Paleontology, Foxes
Two poems by teen writer, Nandita Naik
Paleontology
In a nightmare, I mend my sutures //
with wildflowers, kneel by the river //
and drink. […]
Poetry
eulogy for dying pine, anatomy
Two poems by Taylor Fang
anatomy
your faceless blue shadow //
mauled on the water, //
yawning in the waves, //
makes me wonder […]
Fiction
Switchbacks
Our last story for the regular season — keep your eyes open for our Humor Contest winners in the next few weeks. In this lovely, lyrical tale, a troubled girl tries to find her way.
[…]Shani’s untethered, sitting on the side of the road on a dirty Mexican blanket…On the other side of the country, her little brother, Duncan, sleeps locked up in a school for boys.[…]
News
The 2018 Fiction Humor Contest Results are In!
Submissions were sent. Stories were compiled and read by our readers. Laughter, giggles, and snorts ensued. Choices were narrowed down. Nisha Sharma selected the three best pieces. Which means… The time has finally come to share the results of our FIRST EVER Fiction Humor Contest! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit […]
Poetry
Dressing up as Groucho Marx, Rain
Two poems by Kelly Wisdom
Rain
Sheltered, I sit //
beneath a saturated sky. //
A hundred perfect watery circles //
pound politely on the windshield. […]
Poetry
3 Poems by Cindy Baldwin
Three poems by Cindy Baldwin
Redemption
you wake //
to the tarry sky outside, an echo //
of the heaviness in your arms […]
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