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  • The Wind and the Falcon Grey

    The Wind and the Falcon GreyAt the right momentIn time,When the wind blowsIn air,Listen closelyFor the windHas been knownTo tell tales.I sat thereOnce On a summers day.And I listened,For a ...

    • Poetry
    • Narrative
    2 min read


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