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Coming Home to Pathways

It is a wonderful feeling to be able to come home, wherever that happens to be. There is a comfort to ‘home,’ a place where you can curl up and relax. Somethings feel like home too. Perhaps it is your favorite blanket, a mug you’ve had since you were a child, or a book that […]

The Waltz of Black and White

A prose kind of weekend? Well, so it is. Black and white. They seem basic, don’t they? What is “they” and why do we have these opposite ends of the spectrum? Are they friends or foes, these black and white lines? Musings, weekend musings, do come to my mind. Prose, anyone? The Waltz The black […]

Poetry Time: Fingers Curve

A new poem marks with friendship, hope and fingers that curve… I think that hope can help us rise about so many things – it gives us something to believe in, so unchangeable yet so close… I am deep in musings and full of thought. And so the poem begins. Fingers Curve You wind your […]

American Thanksgiving Smiles

Hello my friends! Sending a shout out to my American friends to say Happy Thanksgiving! Here in Canada, we already celebrated the holiday, but I still want to extend love to my US-based friends. Have a lovely day/weekend/ turkey time! To all of you, my lovely friends who span the world, I wish you hope […]

Wowa with the Blog Of The Year Award

Hello Sweet Blog Friends! Wow. Pause. Repeat. Wow. Yesterday I received word that Poetic Parfait won the Blog Of The Year 2013 award. I read the words twice. Okay, more than twice. I still smile! Thanks to Deb of Container Chronicles for giving me such a prestigious award! If you are not already following Deb’s […]

Personality Types: Are You Like Nelson Mandela Too?

What personality type are you? Have you ever done a psychological test to determine it? I have, and it’s fun to find out more about it. I remember sitting in Psychology class in University, learning about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It’s one of the instruments you can use to learn more about yourself. Another […]

Run Away Wordplay, Within a Poem

  Poems are fun to write, poems are fun to read, language is compelling and so is this sentence. Hmmm, I think we have a run-on sentence. Aha, so we do, christyb! Pssst, I think christyb is in a silly mood today. Pssst, it’s not much of a secret today. Okay, okay. Today’s poem is […]

Flash Fiction: Seeing Things

Aha, a new story to share today! Are you ready for a flash?   Seeing Things Jeremy tried to tell her again what he had seen. “It was hairy, large and ugly.” He paused to let the words sink in. He knew he wasn’t a Brad Pitt for looks but hell he had a lot […]

Interview with Cat Forsley, Author of 100 Days of Love

This book, this book, I’m excited to talk about this audiobook! 100 Days of Love is a beautiful compilation of spoken poetry, by Cat Forsley. Can you say, “A breath of fresh air”? I can, do, love it! I recently won a copy of this book (how cool!) and could not wait to interview Cat […]

Book Review: Pathways to Illumination, by Christy Birmingham

Reblogged from Julie Catherine: Book Review by J C Edwards:  Pathways to Illumination, by Christy Birmingham Publisher:  Redmund Productions, 2013 Pathways to Illumination, the debut poetry book by Canadian author Christy Birmingham, is the story of the author's long journey to freedom from a toxic relationship, domestic abuse, depression and low self-esteem.  Her courage and […]