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  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: April Madness 2017

    The Court Date I am not an expert like I pretend to be I stand before this mirror in a wig with pants too big to cover my hips and ...

    Apr 9, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    The Court Date I am not an expert like I pretend to be I stand before this mirror in a wig with pants too big to cover my hips and ...

    Apr 9, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Taking it Back one Bank at a Time We are the resilient, the silent masses staring at you from the dark, denying you. Our driftwood bodies float against the tide ...

    Apr 9, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Unused Farm Field Trees whisper in the wind which brushes their hair of leaves gently drifting by, gently drifting, Grass green as actor's eyes a filter-free gorgeous world flowers speckle ...

    Apr 9, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    The spring lie, it's warm birds arguing over trees; hypnotized parents Haiku

    Apr 9, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: a bucolic meadow

    I like it a lot. You did a really good job incorporating the words into each stanza, it didn't feel like the structure hindered you at all, which is impressive ...

    Apr 8, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Moments Gone you stood before me young, an eagerly learning journalist patient with your tone, just the eagerly learning journalist Hi there, I was wondering if I could interview you ...

    Apr 8, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Baby Pictures People assume that just because I'm female, I will enjoy looking at pictures of children under the age of 3, that somehow I'll oo and aw at them ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    The Regal Beast You are soft as a plush cat on your face with a ruffle like a lion's mane decorating your shoulders and trailing down your spine Shoulder pads ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Flamingo Soundbar poppers varying their tone totally oblivious to the way they scatter our chords together like an EVP recording glowing pink below the noise of walking feet and raising ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: NaPo Talk

    The Jam will start in about half an hour! Here's the link We will be doing some early-bird chit chat until the half hour is up.

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: NaPo Talk

    Hey guys! I'm going to be throwing a Jam to catch people up to NaPo in about an hour! Come check back for the link. I'll make another post. We'll ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    The Tutor I am ... a guide, an empty __ shoe box you can stuff __ with lost souls, luggage bags, and soil a walking stick who's been here before ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    The Interview Call I grind my feet into the carpet as my jaw flaps filling the air with buzzing bees and helicopter whirls. Swelling through my lips like puke comes ...

    Apr 6, 2017
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Into the Stars

    Creating Art We were so close when we first met like lovers whisked away in those few months of everything being about everyone. Always being on the phone with that ...

    Apr 6, 2017


Way, way back in the 1988 Presidential election, then Vice President George H W Bush had a phrase he liked to use: "A Thousand Points of Light." It refers to the idea that a community is made up of people who contribute in a thousand, different small ways, but with each helping to illuminate their community. It's a phrase I think about a lot when it comes to YWS. Looking forward, the site will continue to change and grow, but it will always remain a community dedicated to promoting creative writing as a favorite pastime.
— Nate