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Featured Works: Week of March 9 (Music)

By on Mar 8, 2015 in Issue Archives | Comments Off

In his poem “Nameless Child,” Fred Dale contemplates the tantalizing promise of tuning up for a performance. In the short story by D.E. Fredd, “Full Frontal Idiocy,” a small-time journalist unwittingly causes tumult in a concert cellist’s life. In a poem by Sean Lause, “Leaving the Concert Hall,” a concert opens up worlds of imagination for a young...

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Featured Works: Week of March 2 (Religion)

By on Feb 28, 2015 in Issue Archives | Comments Off

In a time of religious strife, as global leaders call for worldwide unity, Wild Violet’s contributors challenge and celebrate religion. E.G. Catalano’s humorous fiction short, “The Truth About the Expulsion,” retells the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Deborah Ewing’s thoughtful short fiction piece, “Iqbal the Cat,” looks at reincarnation through the eyes of someone who never believed in it. In Gale Acuff’s poem, “Excruciatingly,” an adolescent boy contemplates heaven and unrequited love. Gale Acuff’s poem, “Living Water,”...

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Featured Works: Week of Feb. 9 (Love)

By on Feb 8, 2015 in Issue Archives | Comments Off

Editor Alyce Wilson’s son with a sculpture in Rutland, Vermont   In honor of Valentine’s Day this coming Saturday, our contributors provide glimpses of love: Kasey E. Johnson’s poem, “When We Think of Love,” takes a long-term, earthy view of love’s meaning. Terry Minchow-Proffitt’s poem, “Later,” captures the joy of the first hints of young romance. Regina Burleson’s flash fiction piece, “The Cage,” picks up a fable where an earlier contributor left off. In his flash fiction piece, “A Love Story,”...

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Featured Works: Week of Feb. 2 (Women)

By on Feb 7, 2015 in Issue Archives | Comments Off

Dali Woman by Christian Jankowski Wild Violet’s contributors take a look at issues and perspectives of women: In Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “The Pearls,” a necklace serves as a source of meditation on life’s journey. Faith Wappat’s prose poem, “Unsolicited Advice for Quiet Girls with Kind Eyes,” provides wisdom for young women about dealing with men. In Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “Each Night She is Like a Drowning Nymph,” a mythological metaphor speaks of coping and empowerment. Catherine Niedzwiecki’s portrait, “She...

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Look for More Content Soon

By on Jan 26, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off

Editor Alyce Wilson had to take a brief pause in the production of Wild Violet in order to deliver on some other projects. Look for us to return soon with featured pieces on Women and then Love, just in this for Valentine’s Day!

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