Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildBlack & White & Red All Over: The Mysterious Power of Three Common Colors“Red as blood, white as snow, black as a raven’s wing….” These three colors appear again and again in folklore the world over, but why?Feb 14, 2020Feb 14, 2020
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildThe Bodies Buried In The “American Heartland”Responses to a recent tweet by Pete Buttigieg rightly called out the presidential candidate for his use of the phrase “American Heartland”…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildBurning BushThis bush is on fire, and we have misplaced god. What is left but the earth mother speaking, Stop. and Go to your room. and Think about…Apr 19, 2017Apr 19, 2017
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildDear Copyeditor,I would have said, my dear copyeditor, but god knows, the nuances of affection are lost on you. I am writing you this poem the way a…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildPiecesWhen I said I read an article somewhere about jigsaw puzzles, how they can help with the recovery from post-traumatic stress, I think maybe…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildYoung Female Writer’s LamentWhy is everything I try to do coming out stilted and slow today? And yesterday, too?Mar 22, 2017Mar 22, 2017
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildCan Clowns Save Our Souls?“He was nobody in particular, yet everybody all at once.”Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildSoul WritingFinding Balance in Group Spiritual PracticeOct 5, 2016Oct 5, 2016
Alison Leigh LillyinHoly WildParticipating in Enchantment: Redefining MagicAfter the flight two days earlier to Charlotte, NC, I’d learned one thing for certain: I was not a natural flyer. My first time in an…Aug 24, 2016Aug 24, 2016