Coffee Blog

Coffee Post

The coffee mug on the table before me is a simple pattern of horizontal coloured lines. I study the lines as they vary in width and colour noting that perhaps the pattern isn’t as simple as I thought. The colours on the mug are black, yellow, green, red and white but they don’t repeat that… Continue reading Coffee Post

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

  The Penis Chronicles presents “Three words sum it up: boys are gross!” February is secret life month, so I am going to reference this post with a fleeting thought. This fleeting thought involves my life as a princess surrounded by sunshine and rainbows, stories about love and romance, playing with dolls and stuffed animals,… Continue reading Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

Miscellaneous

Secret Life Quotes

“Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.”… Continue reading Secret Life Quotes

Writing

Missing Reflections

A mirror looking one way reveals copper tears falling into a gold coloured vase. Through the crystal years I waited. Through the diamond nights I cried rubies, jewels, and emeralds that I once saw in his eyes. Sapphires that cut like daggers in a pearly white mist. I lost my precious gem beneath it; it’s… Continue reading Missing Reflections

Writing

Unidentified

News headlines in a frenzy. Conspiracy theorists speculating wildly. Nobody with any real answers and the missing person list growing larger every day. The heat from the incinerator is almost too much to bare. Couple that with the feeling of sweat and soot coating the skin and it is enough to drive a person insane.… Continue reading Unidentified

Miscellaneous

Concealed

Mask – “a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people.” (retrieved January 18, 2019) By Shari Marshall – 2019 February’s theme is Secret Life. You are invited to post a link in the comment section below with your interpretation of contrast, any medium… Continue reading Concealed

Miscellaneous

His Response

  When I asked him what it meant to him when I said “secret life” he answered seamlessly. He said, “Desert Island.” I snapped my eyes in his direction to see if he was joking, but his demeanor was serious and thoughtful. “Desert Island?” I asked, but he just smiled and nodded. Before I could… Continue reading His Response

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Magic Mike Learns to Sing

The Penis Chronicles presents “Magic Mike Learns to Sing” I should begin by referencing two things. First is a previous post about my younger son and his Magic Mike tendencies. You can check out that post by clicking here. The second thing I should reference is that February’s theme is Do you have a secret… Continue reading Magic Mike Learns to Sing