Featured Works: Week of March 2 (Religion)
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,”...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Feb. 9 (Love)
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,”...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Feb. 2 (Women)
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...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Jan. 12 (Body)
Since this is the second week of January, a time when many of us are focused on New Year’s resolutions (and many of them about health), our contributors take us inside the body. In Laurie Klein’s poem, “Right Brain Blues,” a breast cancer survivor learns to live in the moment. In John Grey’s poem, “An Asthmatic Hearing Himself Breathe,” the speaker uses metaphors to describe his own breath. Laurie Klein’s poem, “Next Breath, Right Breath,” is a meditation on the...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Jan. 4 (Choices)
As 2015 begins, everything seems possible. What choices will you make in the coming year? This week’s contributors depict some big decisions. In a narrative poem by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub, “The Introvert Who (Almost) Ran for Town Council,” a concerned citizen thinks about the best ways to help her community. A humorous poem by Carol Hamilton, “Choices,” summarizes the differences between politicians and poets. In the short story by Robert Watts Lamon, “The Ark of Memory,” a 1960s playboy must decide between his love and the family fortune. The short...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Dec. 29 (Reflection)
As the final days of 2014 wind down and we look forward to 2015, this week’s contributors aid us with a little self-reflection. In Jenna B. Morgan’s short story, “The Coefficient of Friction,” a college professor comes to terms with her changing life. In Michael Estabrook’s poem, “At McDonald’s,” people-watching at a fast-food joint causes the speaker to turn inwards. In Paul Alan Ruben’s short story, “An Actress Prepares,” a single mother, unhappy with her acting career, makes a dire...
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