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  • Narrative Poetry Re: The Seeming Void

    I always thought this one was a bit weaker than some of your others. The description you wrote lured me in to read it again. There are some good moments, ...

    Oct 21, 2008
  • General Articles Re: Cynic

    Cynic 1 I walk into Mrs.Coffman’s class. I see the blue and black spotted carpet upon which the other children are running. The classroom is warm and filled with the ...

    Oct 21, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Grilled Cheese

    Grilled Cheese Saturday. No Facebook wall posts, no emails, and no phone calls. Plans with my so-called friends had fallen through. There I was again, wearing my new jacket, carrying ...

    Oct 21, 2008


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