"Love in more ways than a song can be sung"
For Patima and Jen, On Your Wedding
written by: Angela Peñaredondo

"My feet still knew the curve down that unmarked path"
Loose Ends
by Angela Peñaredondo

"I recall those fingers, hot pressed on my spine"
The Bath
by Angela Peñaredondo

"The ghost of an old lover"
Indochine
by Ed Bennett

"The archaeology of marriage"
Crippled with the Telling
by Jenna Rindo

"A happy ending was needed for the urban fairytale"
Make Love, Not War
by Clare Ramsaran

"Images are indelible"
Stirring Memories
by Kathy Grieger

"In spring they learn their songs"
Cell Phones and Song Cells
by Mary Langer Thompson

"Everything that’s sweet I came to know"
Nothing Real is Owned
by Kay Weeks

"I see love falter"
In The Palm of Your Hand
by Phibby Venable

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An Anthology edited by Ralph Murre
Reviewed by Richard Swanson

Christine was born in the coal-mining region of northeastern Pennsylvania.
She now resides in southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. She
has worked as an editor, online poetry forum administrator, technical writer, copy editor,
proofreader, and documentation specialist.

from The Lives You Touch Publications
How to photograph the heart
by Christine Klocek-Lim

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year
By Kaila Chan

Three Poems
by Ellaraine Lockie

This pretty pale pink drink should be served up in a champagne glass and garnished with a raspberry.
Valentine Kir Royale
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

As a child growing up nothing beat the fun of an old-fashioned taffy pull on a cold or rainy winter's day.
Valentine’s Day Taffy
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

For your Valentine, a sweet pastel-coloured snack coated with a sugar crust.
Jordan Almonds
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

~Graphics by Sara Wadington~

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