How completely psyched are we to have the EXCLUSIVE on Cecil Castellucci’s latest short story??!! Yeah, probably just as psyched as you are to read it. So get some strong tea ready to accompany you as you get sucked into this creepy, compulsively readable retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
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Blythe Woolston & Richard Larson: Valentines from YARN
We don’t really, um, do Valentine’s Day in your usual candy and cut-out card way here at YARN. Perhaps you remember Chris Campbell’s “The Lover” from last year? Yeah, that’s more how we roll. So this year, we’ll have two amazing Valentines for you: A brand-new short story by Blythe Woolston, author of “The Freak [...]
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Modern-Day Thoreau
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. [...]
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 [...]
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Suspense, like mac & cheese
SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen all three of the original Star Wars movies, or the Harry Potter movies/books, there are spoilers below.
Between Christmas and New Year’s, my husband and I embarked on a Star Wars Trilogy viewing. The first three movies, mind you–Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi [...]
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, [...]
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Does an iPad Equal a Book?
A while ago, I was visiting a certain coffee shop when I noticed it was giving out free codes for an iPad app. Now, I usually don’t take to such stunts, but this iPad app was a book, and I found myself reaching for the code card. The iPad app was a picture book called [...]
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I Need Your Advice
I was recently interviewed by my alma mater, Wesleyan, about my writing career since college. I was flattered, of course, but mostly humbled. I’ll let you in on a secret: When taking stock of the last 15 years, my overwhelming feeling was, “What exactly HAVE I done with my life?” When I graduated from college, [...]
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