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November’s Guest Storyteller, Christy Birmingham

Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Christy Birmingham is a poet, author and freelance writer in British Columbia, Canada. Her debut poetry collection Pathways to Illumination is available exclusively at Redmund Productions. If you haven’t been by her blog Poetic Parfait yet, check it out. You can also find Christy on Twitter. # Shoveling Conversation We stood, I threw…

Halloween Poem: Heads Roll

With Halloween just around the corner, I think a fun poem is one to put on the menu. I pair this poem with a plate of eyeballs, vampire fangs and gummy worms. Silliness and poetry can be a fun combination for Halloween! Heads Roll You said heads are going to roll And you were right […]

Greek Mythology: “Selene, Goddess of the Moon” / Poetry: “Selene Awakens”, by Christy Birmingham.-

Originally posted on La Audacia de Aquiles:
►Greek Mythology: “Selene, Goddess of the Moon”: ►Poetry: “Selene Awakens”, by Christy Birmingham: “Luna” by Evelyn De Morgan (1885). __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Selene is the Greek Goddess of the Moon. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Besides, Selene is sister of the Sun-God Helios, and Eos, Goddess…

The Capital: A Poem

Hello and welcome to a place of feeling like a champion because of how you talk to YOURSELF. Welcome to a feeling of wanting to be the best you can be, regardless of whether someone from the past has tried to hold you back from being that. Here’s to doing more, being more and loving oneself, […]

We Become Friends: A Poem

I cherish my friends, those wonderful people who I let into my section of the world. They are people who I know online and in “real” life. Some friends are younger than me while others are older. Once you become a friend to me, I treasure you so much. Recently I had a bit of […]

Talk Time: Author Interview with Bill Holland

Come join in on the author interview with Bill Holland! Here we go…! Christy: Hi Bill, and welcome to Parfait-land! After knowing you online for several years, I am so happy to have you here for a visit today. You are certainly busy these days as an avid blogger, author and HubPages expert. Given your […]

Lost and Almost Found: A Short Story

I was a lack of silence that Jesse never quite knew what to do with. Our playtime became less and less, while my worries grew like rocks that had some undiscovered purpose. And my worries lined within themselves, seemingly doubling with each day that passed away. “I’m going to the store,” I said through the […]

See My Sense of Self: A Poem

There are times when I struggle, wondering if it is okay to put my own self first, before others’ wishes for me. I believe in doing what my own heart says is best for me. Do you? I wrote a new poem with many thoughts circling in my head. Once the vocabulary came to rest […]

Give, Today: A Poem about Helping Others

Hello, my friends! I hope you have had a nice weekend and that your week ahead is a good one. I was reading posts this morning here at WordPress and came across a great prompt at Jeremy’s Daily Challenge. I wrote this poem, based on the prompt to use the following quotation: Giving opens the […]

Guest Post for the F.I.T.S. Series on Freelance Writing

One of the best parts of being a freelance writer for more than two years now is that I have met great people and get some unique opportunities. A wonderful project was offered to me recently by writer and editor Lorraine Reguly. She asked me to write a guest post as part of her F.I.T.S. […]