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? [...]
To Grandmother’s House
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.”
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Fiction
Elsie and the Wild Boys
By Phoebe North
The summer before he went away to college, Adam spent his days ringing groceries at the Shop Rite on the highway, long hair pulled back into a frizzy pony tail. His nights were spent doing who-knows-what. If you asked Elsie, she’d tell you he spent them with Louis and Evan [...]
Poetry
Pole Dancers, Musing from the London British Museum, Mutable Matters
By Anna Levine
Pole Dancers
Lovers
on a subway
ready to ride
[...]
Interviews
Interview with Gail Gailes
When you think of psychological thrillers in contemporary YA, the novels of Gail Giles top the list. For almost a decade her stories have tackled the darker, less observed characteristics of teenagers and constantly tested the boundaries of what can be and should be discussed in YA. By acknowledging of this darkness, Giles constantly highlights what is truly bright and meaningful in our world; she reminds us why the teenage experience is so singular and unique.
Essays
How I Lost Catcher
By Christen Gresham
I saw Catcher’s parents at Taco Bell last night. I shouldn’t have been surprised to see them there, because in my town, every Baptist goes to Taco Bell after Wednesday night church. My family and Catcher’s family were no exception. Only this time it felt different, because I didn’t know what to say to Catcher’s parents, [...]
Poetry
Green Grass, Studying, The Sun
By Daniel Barbare
Studying
In the notebook, I’m studying
for a test, closing my eyes.
Some words are coming out
of the dark. Others are hiding
on the page. Some words are [...]
Essays
Fairly Tales: or, One Author’s Adventures with Enhancing an Ebook
We are honored to present a piece written exclusively for YARN by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, “Fairly Tales; or, One Author’s Adventures with Enhancing an Ebook.” Timed perfectly to give you insight into her new book, “Wisdom’s Kiss” [...]
Interviews
Interview with Dorothy Hearst
YARN is thrilled to offer our readers an end of summer treat: an interview with Dorothy Hearst, author of The Wolf Chronicles Trilogy. It’s been said, by the legendary author Jean Auel, no less!) that Hearst is doing for wolves what “Watership Down” did for bunnies. That’s some pretty heavy praise indeed [...]
Poetry
Re-Read: Distortions & Creed to Deal
Colleen’s Pick: For another Great end-of-summer Re-Read, check out Allison Malecha’s poems, “Distortions”and “Creed to Deal.” Just when you think you might get nostalgic about summer slipping by, her poems will snap you out of the romanticized reverie – in a good way. Allison’s writing is tough and beautiful at the same time [...]
Fiction
Re-Read: The Weather
Lourdes’s pick: the first ever short story published on YARN
Originally published on February 13, 2010 “The Weather” is one of the first publications on YARN. Writer Giulia Caterini effortlessly captures the moment when bad news is unavoidable – be it the climatic or familial kind. [...]
Fiction
Re-read In the Spotlight
Shannon’s Pick: Emily Deibel’s compelling short story
Emily Deibel slams her reader in the driver’s seat by her engaging use of the second person. This rare narrative style makes the viewpoint of the main character compelling, heartbreaking, and uncomfortably real [...]
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