Please, Be Wary

I just finished reading the book, Planet Lolita by Canadian author Charles Foran and I gotta admit it disturbed me. The story centers around Xixi, a Chinese teen who discovers a young woman… Continue reading →

Quest

I thought the mark, would bring the spark, lark of an idea It went off well, so swell, I could tell there’d be more If only the drive, could thrive beyond mere surviving… Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary to the Café!

Hooray! It’s The Expressible Café’s First Anniversary! It has been one year since I launched this Blog and I can barely believe it. When The Expressible Café opened in September 2013, I had… Continue reading →

Finding a “Little Happy”

Today while at a vibrant home furnishings store, I picked up a set of 6 Melamine mixing bowls. I bought them because they were arranged in a beautiful rainbow array of colour from… Continue reading →

I couldn’t find my book…A book went missing

I couldn’t find my book. I needed to read it. I looked on my nightstand. It wasn’t there. I searched for it outside, thinking I might have left it on the patio. I… Continue reading →

The Power of the Quotable Quote

“Oh ME, oh life of the questions of these recurring…, of the endless trains of the faithless. Of cities filled with the foolish. What good amid these, oh ME, oh life? Answer? That… Continue reading →

A Distant Anguish

I waited for all to arrive here, A house-full of loved ones to stay, While out there a family was grieving, The end of a time spent away. My family packed in for… Continue reading →

A Post-less week

A week without writing a post Makes this writer not one to boast My schedule is full This isn’t all bull I promise to soon make up most. peekiequeen poetry, copyright Friday, July… Continue reading →

The Writer’s trek

The screen sits still Blinking cursor beckons The block, the wait, the anticipation Slowly your mind comes to life Black on white Words take shape In the twisty curls of letters Characters are… Continue reading →

Marking Moments

I sat there gazing up at the Celtic Knot stained glass in the Irish pub. It was lovely. But it wasn’t necessarily a spectacular sight. It’s rare beauty wasn’t the reason I was… Continue reading →