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Poetry Review: “Easter, 1916″ by William Butler Yeats

Hello there, Easter parfait peeps! How are you? I hope you are settling in for a wonderful weekend ahead! With Easter coming our way, I thought it would be good timing to feature and review William Butler Yeats’ poem “Easter, 1916.” If you do not know it, the full version of the intriguing poem is […]

A Poem: She Awakens

Hello, my friends! Are you enjoying the day? Over here in Victoria, BC, it is sunny and really feeling like spring. I am thankful for the sunshine and for the new day. Here is the newest poem, “She Awakens.” She Awakens She sits up in bed, then bolts up – To stand on the cherry […]

National Poetry Month: How These 5 Poets Stand Out

Hello national poetry month! Hello new day. Hello new time to express my adoration for fellow poets. To celebrate the legendary month, I am sharing 5 poets who stand out for me from other writers. I visit their sites regularly and urge you to connect with them too. Let’s go! The Boi Poet First up, […]

‘Alice in Wonderland’ updated: See how the book inspired others

  “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” a title often shortened to “Alice in Wonderland,” written by Lewis Carroll, has inspired many writers and other artists over the years. I fondly remember the book as it was one of my favorites as a girl. I thought I would peek “through the looking glass” to see what Alice […]

Spring Cleaning of Poetic Parfait

  Time for Parfait! Poetic Parfait, to be exact. It’s time for spring cleaning and I’ve revamped the blog. Thoughts? Feel free to chime in! Also, I’ve put together a new poem. It’s titled “Let’s See This Through.”   Let’s See This Through   Let’s count down the steps Until we get to grab that guitar and […]

The Light That Looks Like a Book

Lights can be more than just your typical lamp or flashlight. Now, lights come in shapes that resemble books! How much fun is that?! A great one that I recently came across is called Lumio, and I read about it in a fascinating article at Design Milk. As per the article, the portable light Lumio […]

Flash Fiction: Centering the Label

Hello and welcome to fiction world today. This is my latest flash fiction piece. Thanks to all who stop by to read about the hour 49.   Centering the Label Mark blinked and then blinked again, harder, trying to get his eyelids to create moisture for the dry sockets around them. 49 hours. It had […]

Bottom of a Waterway collaboration Christy Birmingham and Jolie Buchanan

Originally posted on Spaces To Create:
Excited to have back again the wonderful word-smither Christy Birmingham to Spaces to Create! Bottom of a Waterway Collaboration Christy Birmingham and Jolie Buchanan My mind goes to the river, Only seconds before my toes follow, and My thoughts rush over debris that sits at the Bottom of a waterway…

Radio Interview with Christy Birmingham: Come On Now!

Come on now! How is it that 2014 is really turning out to be such a good year? I think it has to do with my thinking – it really is more positive than last year and my will to continue to write as a career is strong. So another great announcement is the radio […]

Short Story: Beethoven Never Saw it Coming

“Brian.” Silence followed Mary’s vocal cords. As usual, her voice enjoyed its sound more than the student it were aiming for. “BRIAN!” The vocal cords were not rewarded with a response, even at the heightened level. Why is it that she had thought larger proportions would bring a head nod or at least an eye […]