Whether you are a parent, have living parents or are remembering parents who have passed on, the winter holiday season tends to highlight those relationships in our minds, for better or worse.
In the short story “When Ann Calls” by Nancy Christie, an aging mother longs for a stronger connection with her pregnant daughter.
In the poem “Inheritance” by Amy Barone, a daughter is surrounded by remembrances of her mother.
In the short story “Ordinary Riches” by Bill Gaythwaite, a teenager clashes with his parents over priorities.
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.
