Wild Violet Featured Works: Week of Oct. 7 (Cats)
My cat, Luke, protects our house When we put out a call for works involving pets, all that came were cats. Perhaps it’s because cats look so mysterious: they allow us to project onto them all our emotions. Or perhaps there really is something ineffably marvelous about cats. You be the judge. In Margaret Karmazin’s science-fiction story, “Brodsky,” a woman begins to suspect that her cat may be keeping secrets. The poem by Pamela Hill Epps, “At My Feet,” explores the relationship between humans and cats. In Barbara Kussow’s poem,...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Sep 30 (Love, Part 2)
In honor of my wedding anniversary, which was this past weekend, this week marks the second of a two-part look at love. This time, our contributors tackle some of love’s thornier challenges: Mary Julia Klimenko’s poem, “Blue Hydrangea,” explores the mixed feelings of fear and desire that can accompany love and sex. In Julia Ryan’s short story, “Dunkirk Dilemma,” a World War 2 nurse honors a dying soldier’s wish and finds herself on the front lines of a war against homosexuality. Kaitlin Deasy’s poem, “Tsunami,” shows...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Sep 23 (Love, Part 1)
In honor of my wedding anniversary, which is next weekend, this is the first in a two-part series on love. The ethereal science fiction piece “The Courtship of Battlecruiser Dancing Light” by Jon Kilgannon is set in the midst of a space battle and will give you goosebumps. The detail-packed poem “He told Me It Would Happen” by Alison Hicks contemplates the inevitable journey towards love. The art-inspired poem “Gesso” by Holly Hendin explores the May-December relationship between an artist and his...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Sep. 9 (Writing)
This week, Wild Violet’s contributors examine the challenging, sometimes painful, and ultimately rewarding process of writing. “The Poem in My” by David James imagines the bodily origins of different kinds of poetry. “Coleridges” by Bradley Morewood depicts the tantalizingly ephemeral nature of poetic inspiration. “Caesura” by Marilyn Ringer explores the way spaces in poetry make...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Sep. 2 (Labor Day)
Labor Day, the American celebration of workers, also signifies the beginning of the transition from summer to fall. This week’s contributors celebrate the two meanings of the holiday. Jane Bowman Smith’s poem, “Wrightsville Beach: Observation Lesson,” shows us a writer’s distant view of the world. Mahnaz Badihian’s poem, “Gathas,” takes a lyrical look at the turn of the seasons. In Melodie Corrigall’s “Olé,” a sick office worker goes toreador on her...
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