Wild Violet Featured Works: Week of Jan. 13 (Winter)
This week, our contributors contemplate Winter, the time when nothing seems to move but our thoughts. Robert Rothman’s poem, “Jungle,” contrasts the body’s reaction to cold with the internal furnace we all carry. Andrew H. Oerke’s poem, “Winter Love Scene,” brings alive the ambivalence of love in wintertime. Chad V. Broughman’s flash-fiction piece, “Into the Light of Things,” takes a chillingly tender look at the aftermath of a winter car accident. Georgia Horesh’s print, “White Wolf, Red Cardinal,” shows the...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Jan. 6 (New Year)
As the new year charges off to a bitterly cold start (at least in much of the Northern Hemisphere), this week’s contributors wrap up the holidays and look forward to 2014. John L. Moore’s short story, “The Saga of Salk Atnas,” is a wry postlude to the Christmas holiday. In Margaret Karmazin’s short story, “Hallucinations,” an ob/gyn discovers a surprising connection between her life and the future of Earth. Ansel Oommen’s photograph, “Eclosion,” evokes hints of renewal amidst this pale...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Dec. 9 (Coping)
The winter holidays can be hard for anyone who is dealing with difficult times. This week, our contributors look at ways of coping. In Debra Brenegan’s short story, “A Bath,” a battered woman makes a potentially life-changing decision. In Mark Chimsky’s poem, “Father in the Bread Aisle at the Newtown Safeway,” a grieving father attempts to return to his normal routine. In another poem by Mark Chimsky, “Silent Retreat,” a man on a retreat finds healing in human...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Dec. 2 (Reflection)
This week, following the hectic week of Thanksgiving in the U.S., our contributors grow contemplative: Simon Perchik’s poem, “As if they once had teeth, your hands,” evokes imagery of autumn decay as it contemplates aging. Richard T. Rauch’s poem, “Shared Stories,” is a cacophonous collection of voices sharing life experiences. Eileen Cunniffe’s essay, “Necessary Things,” shows how everyday objects can become...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Nov. 18 (Fighting The Man)
It’s easy to become frustrated with bureaucracy and institutions in their many forms. This week, Wild Violet’s contributors take a humorous, perceptive look at some of those frustrations. In Nancy S.M. Waldman’s short story, “Dirty Money,” a bank teller learns about an old lady’s deep, dark (and possibly illegal) financial secret. In Saul Greenblatt’s humor piece, “My Duffel Bag Tried to Kill Me,” a soldier in the process of being discharged battles military bureaucracy. In John Pyle’s essay, “Kafka and Cable,” he relays...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Nov. 11 (Life’s Journey)
As the weather grows colder and the holiday season nears, it’s a perfect time to reflect on life’s journey with this week’s contributors: Deborah H. Doolittle’s poem, “Pick a Path with Heart,” uses a fortune cookie as a springboard for contemplation. Matthew LaFreniere’s poem, “Dinner at Grandma’s,” provides a glimpse at a woman’s life through the objects she passes on to her grandson. John Grey’s poem, “Dialogue with Myself,” looks back at the moment of his birth to make sense of his place in his...
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