"Since the arrival of the ghosts, we have been instructed to shelter in place and feed whatever ghosts arrive on our doorstep. For our roommates who are essential workers, this means little..."
"Our dense temperate rainforest convulses from Chicxulub’s impact heard around the globe then lies eerily still. An old Tyrannosaur guards her first successful nest, determined. One peeking snout. Two more. Flustered chirps: a will to live..."
"A farewell of last meetings that were not recognized, at the time, as such; a cessation of plans for the completion of incomplete projects; a futility of vengeful thoughts; a surrendering of cherished hostilities..."
"you start to repeat your stories; / you sound like your mom / you feel so grateful for your mom you can't stand it..." Violet Piper's work has appeared in Slate, The Blue Mountain Review, Harpur Palate, and elsewhere.
"Be aware the flowers will fade, that the fibers in the new paper are the fibers from the old paper, that whomever you were in the original will be whomever you are. There are no blank sheets..."
"what a lovely painting you made girl, / but have you seen this man’s / portrait of his dog? / How that man must love love love his dog / you’re crying now? take a pill..."