About This Issue
The summer is little more than a memory, but the pieces in this issue, “Heat Wave” (Volume IX Issue 2 – Summer 2010), will give summer a graceful exit. Whether it’s tributes to a poet who died on the beach (“Ballad of the Skylight Diner” and “Run Down By a Dune Buggy on Fire Island”) or memories of a first kiss at summer camp (“Kissing Peter Tork”), these pieces evoke summer’s warmth, its bright light, and its impermanence. The artwork and photography in “Heat Wave” take us outside (“River Girl” and...
Read MoreHeat Wave Contents
The theme for this issue was “heat.” The theme for next issue will be “passion.” Poetry Ballad of the Skylight Diner — Lou Orfanella What We Do Not Say — Anthony Botti Run Down by a Dune Buggy on Fire Island — R. Steve Benson Sunday Evening — Joseph LoGuidice Late Night with a Seasoned Poet — Mary Sayler Finding Giverny Off A Sand Road In Rural FL — Mary Sayler The Monkey Chronicles — Doug Ramspeck Fiction Kissing Peter Tork — Lou Orfanella The French Teacher — Margaret Karmazin The Broken Cross (Part 1) — John T....
Read MoreContest Winner & September Topic
Congratulations to Lindsey Renuard, who won our June short-form contest at Wild Violet. Her winning entry will be viewable both from the direct link here and from the “Contest Winners” category (accessible from the sidebar). My apologies for not running contests in July and August, but I was busy adjusting to life with my newborn baby. Gradually, I’m getting back on track, so now I’ll announce the topic for our monthly short-form writing contests (500 words for fiction, 20 lines for poetry). Topic: “Back in the Saddle” Deadline: midnight, Friday, September 24 To...
Read MoreSummer Issue Underway
Now that my husband and I are adjusting to our newborn, I am beginning to work in earnest on the summer issue. Look for it to appear in late August, barring any unforeseen difficulties.
Read MoreJune Contest Poll
After a brief hiatus while my husband and I got to know our newborn baby boy, I’m finding time to get back to work. So it’s finally time to vote for the first Wild Violet monthly short-form contest. For this month’s contest, we have three entries, a little better than in May. Please let your friends know that the July topic will be coming soon. The June topic was “Round and Round.” The first entry is a poem, “Gizmo is Missing,” by Lindsey Renuard, which can be read at this link: http://dishwaterdreams.com/2010/05/gizmo-is-missing/ The second entry is...
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