Wild 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...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Aug. 26 (Music)
Brad Henderson’s poem, “The Snare Drum is My Genesis, Part 1,” shows the interweaving of life and music for a drummer. In Caroline Taylor’s story, “One of Ours,” an opera singer on her last vocal tour of London has an experience she never could have predicted. Joanna M. Weston’s poem, “The Musician,” translates the experience of hearing music into a vivid metaphor. In Katharine VanDewark’s poem, “Get Your Hands,” an piano concert turns surreal with something the pianist says. A preview article by...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Aug. 19 (Abuse)
Abusive relationships leave behind a complicated tangle of emotions, as this week’s contributors illustrate. In G.S. Payne’s essay, “What I Learned During My Summer at Penn State,” an alumnus ponders how group identity plays into the school’s recent sad saga of abuse and the resulting calls for justice. Telisha Moore Leigg’s fiction piece, “Ghost Story,” explores the conflicting and heartbreaking emotions surrounding a teenage girl’s sexual involvement with her teacher. In Judith Ford’s essay, “Gone,” a...
Read MoreWild Violet Featured Works: Week of Aug. 12 (Otakon Tribute)
A member of the press in traditional Japanese dress at Otakon As many people who know me are aware, I am a staffer at Otakon, currently working in Press Relations. Otakon is a membership based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakon was this past weekend! In honor of that, here are this week’s selections: In Richard Luftig’s short story, “Amaya,” a pregnant Japanese woman tries to connect...
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