Unknown streak
Psst… Can our contributors tell you something?
“Making Safe to Tell” by Vicki Mandell-King is a poem about the delicate art of discussing family secrets.
In “Rushing” by John Hedren, a retired football player finally discusses a famous fumble.
The poem “Where I’m From” by Amy Barone recalls teenage moments of rebellion.
In the short story, “D&M” by Ann Lamparski, a nursing home resident relives her past.
Dan Grote’s “The Meet” creates a sense of unease as a lifelong criminal awaits an unknown fate.
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.
