The winter holidays can be hard for anyone who is dealing with difficult times. This week, our contributors look at ways of coping.
In Debra Brenegan’s short story, “A Bath,” a battered woman makes a potentially life-changing decision.
In Mark Chimsky’s poem, “Father in the Bread Aisle at the Newtown Safeway,” a grieving father attempts to return to his normal routine.
In another poem by Mark Chimsky, “Silent Retreat,” a man on a retreat finds healing in human connection.
About Alyce Wilson
Alyce Wilson is the editor of Wild Violet and in her copious spare time writes humor, non-fiction, fiction and poetry and infrequently keeps an online journal. Her first chapbook, Picturebook of the Martyrs; her e-book/pamphlet, Stay Out of the Bin! An Editor's Tips on Getting Published in Lit Mags ; her book of essays and columns, The Art of Life; her humorous nonfiction ebook, Dedicated Idiocy: How Monty Python Fandom Changed My Life, and her newest poetry collection, Owning the Ghosts, can all be ordered from her Web site, AlyceWilson.com. In late 2019, she published a volume of poetry by her third great-grandfather, Reading's Physician Poet: Poems by Dr. James Meredith Mathews, which also contains genealogical information about the Mathews family. She lives with her husband and son in the Philadelphia area and takes far too many photos of her handsome, creative son, nicknamed Kung Fu Panda.
