When I was a teen in the 80s, I subscribed to Seventeen magazine (didn’t every girl?) but I really spent my time reading agricultural reports, learning how to vaccinate sheep rather than apply mascara. I was a 4-H member. Not because I lived on a farm. I lived in the tidy suburbs of Silicon Valley. [...]
World Poetry Day, Call for Submissions!
In honor of World Poetry Day, YARN has created an invitational poetry event called “Measuring the World: The Geography of Poetry.”
YARN invites poets from all over the world to submit poems inspired by a common writing prompt on global themes. The chosen poems will be published on YARN on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2012.
Interview with Jennifer Donnelly, as promised!
When she was little, Jennifer Donnelly never wanted to go to Disneyland. Instead, she wanted to step back in time and live in history. Since scientists haven’t figured out how to travel through time just yet, Jennifer has decided to–lucky for us! [...]
John Corey Whaley & Randi Anderson’s “Random Word Challenge”
OMG, this just in, January 23: John Corey Whaley has won BOTH the Printz AND the Morris Awards (YALSA’s highest honors) for his first novel, “Where Things Come Back.” Whew. And YARN is the only place you can read his “Random Word Challenge” poetry [...]
Ta-da!! The Contest-Winning Essay, with Q&A
YARN is so pleased to bring you the final, revised and edited version of “Eyes Like Mine,” the winner of our Family Gatherings Essay Contest with Figment! Jackie Lewis is one heck of a writer—fearless in her words, and in her writing process. We really hope you [...]
Drumroll, please…..Here are the Finalists in our Essay Contest!
There’s nothing like family. Especially during the holidays. For the Family Gatherings Contest with Figment, you all relived some of your craziest, quirkiest, most memorable family get-togethers. Congrats to these ten entries [...]
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Interviews
Interview with Jennifer Donnelly, as promised!
When she was little, Jennifer Donnelly never wanted to go to Disneyland. Instead, she wanted to step back in time and live in history. Since scientists haven’t figured out how to travel through time just yet, Jennifer has decided to–lucky for us! [...]
News
John Corey Whaley & Randi Anderson’s “Random Word Challenge”
OMG, this just in, January 23: John Corey Whaley has won BOTH the Printz AND the Morris Awards (YALSA’s highest honors) for his first novel, “Where Things Come Back.” Whew. And YARN is the only place you can read his “Random Word Challenge” poetry [...]
Essays
Ta-da!! The Contest-Winning Essay, with Q&A
YARN is so pleased to bring you the final, revised and edited version of “Eyes Like Mine,” the winner of our Family Gatherings Essay Contest with Figment! Jackie Lewis is one heck of a writer—fearless in her words, and in her writing process. We really hope you [...]
Fiction
Swimming Naked
By Stephen G. Eoannou
I stood outside the pool crouched forward, thin arms and skinny legs spread wide to cover as much wall as possible, my pubescent balls dangling like a target, waiting for the water polo game to begin. I don’t know why we swam naked, but I suspect it was a way that Mr. Jackson, [...]
Fiction
Abandon Changes; A “Girl Parts” Story
YARN has the EXCLUSIVE on this story by “Girl Parts” author, John Cusick! Merry merry!
How can you resist a story that begins:
Sam. I’m breaking up with you. We’re through.
- Rei
Essays
In case you missed our Family Gatherings Contest with Figment
In case you missed our contest, below are the original details. Thank you to everyone who participated! Thank you to Susan Beth Pfeffer for helping us judge!!
Fiction
Soda
By Maggy Liu
The sun reared its blinding head early this year, making the students squint and seek shade under the faded umbrellas of the plastic lunch tables. Chemistry worksheets, pencils and pens, erasers and rulers lay scattered while they swear and graph lab results.
A band kid screams, disturbing the peace [...]
Poetry
Boom, Water Breeze, Theme Park
By Joel Walton
Boom
From separate blankets
we watch weeping willows
burst and bloom in the air.
July explosions:
sky fire
easing the darkness
three seconds at a time. [...]
Poetry
Winner of the Candy-Cookie Poem Contest
Happy Halloween!! Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu won our Second Annual Candy-Cookie Poem Drive & Contest! She will be receiving a copy of Shel Silverstein’s latest posthumous book of poetry, “Everything On It”! Hard candy might last longer But taffy gives me more to do– the back and forth of pull and chew. Thanks to all of [...]
Fiction
No Such Thing (YARN’s first flash fiction!)
By Mark Budman
Some people swore that the house was haunted. I didn’t believe them. Some people would swear on the Bible and still lie. What do unbelievers use when they take oath in court? Steven Hawking’s The Grand Design? [...]
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