Posts Tagged ‘Contests’
Chocolate Spiderweb
"Whoever invented almond bark is a genius." The microwave beeps and my sister grabs two oven mitts off the counter. She stabs the door latch on the microwave, and the door springs open. She reaches into the microwave and pulls out a glass measuring bowl full of melted brown chocolate. "Seriously. [...]
The Pink Pack
She clung to the backpack as if she could not endure the separation that strapping it across her back would entail. Stick-thin arms encircled the neon pink bundle with such force that I thought the contents would erupt like lava from a caldera. My daughter — my heart knots at the word — was four years and three months old the day [...]
Terminal Opera
I watched a mockingbird die this morning, With factory smoke and runway to backdrop her exit. Having banged her skull soundlessly against the thick window, she fell on her back. “Oh, no.” I heard myself say. The scaffold of weightless skeleton descended to graceful slow-motion. Feet lost their hold and sank; seed-eyes [...]
September Contest Poll
Time to vote for the September contest! The September topic was “Back in the Saddle.” The first entry is flsh fiction, “My Fear Factor,” by Terry McKee: Here it comes again, that ever so faint fluttering in my stomach. It sits in one little spot at the bottom on my tummy, tickling me like a mother tickles her small child, [...]
Contest 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 [...]
June 2010 Contest Winner: Gizmo is Missing
The lights are on at 3 am. I’m wondering, wandering up and down the halls Gizmo is missing. He left Tuesday afternoon – without direction. Never been out of the house. A fat cat content to sleep in the sun has taken up residence in the rain. Gizmo is missing. I’m moving on Friday so the search is frantic. Fliers, [...]
June 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 [...]
Contest Winner & June Topic
Congratulations to Mary Ellen Walsh, who won our first monthly 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). Because my due date for my first child is rapidly approaching, I'm posting the June topic early for our [...]
May 2010 Contest Winner: Impact
I park my car In a circle Of wind savaged trees. Branches Leap from their mothers. One babe Taps my door, But I stay inside, in uteri. I harbor my thoughts. They fold within. Pride Is a constant tiller. I will— Not ask him again. No, not again. The topic for May 2010 was "My Favorite Mistake."
May Contest Poll
It's time to vote for the first Wild Violet monthly short-form contest. For this first contest, only two entries were received. Please get the word out to your friends, so that we can have more participants in the June contest! The May topic was "My Favorite Mistake." The first entry is this poem by Mary Ellen Walsh, which was received over [...]
