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, phone calls, all without direction. Gizmo is missing. He left Tuesday afternoon. I called up and down empty streets. The only response from a neighbor who lost her cat to coyotes. Up and down the halls, no fat cat content to sleep in the sun. I’m moving...
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...
Read MoreContest 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 monthly short-form writing contests (500 words for fiction, 20 lines for poetry). Topic: “Round and Round” Deadline: midnight, Friday, June 18 To enter, post a link to your entry, which can appear on either a personal site or any...
Read MoreMay 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.”
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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 e-mail: 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...
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