The ancient debate of “free will versus fate” is revisited by this week’s contributors, who muse on the nexus between personal choices and external forces.
“Before the Contract,” a poem by Sean Lause, depicts the cyclical tedium of factory work.
Anthony Botti’s poem, “Lot’s Confession,” revisits an oft-told biblical tale.
Jack Freeman’s poem, “9525,” tries to make sense of a baffling recent aviation tragedy.
“Landslide,” a short story by Elizabeth Cooper, provides a close-up view of the barely perceptible changes that led to the Iranian Revolution.
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.
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Dear Alyce,
Thank you so much for publishing “Landslide”. Your eloquent introduction and the wonderful illustration are very much appreciated. Thank you for this opportunity! Elizabeth Cooper
You are very welcome, Elizabeth! I expect our readers to enjoy your piece as much as I did.