The staff at Quill and Parchment wish Everyone the Happiest of Holidays.
When you send out your cards this year remember to sign your name with love!

"His shadow guides the way"
The Russian
by Candace Turner

"I hear her whispered halleluiahs"
My Angel
by Candace Turner

"Ice on Willows"
Wait For Me
by ellen

  "With a gesture, oh so grand"
Haiku Rules?
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"My shelves sag with books"
No Gifts, Please
by Sherman Pearl

"On a wind from the west"
Snow Geese Came Early
by Robin Carneen

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Pushcart Prize 2008
and the nominees are ....

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THE WIND TWIRLS EVERYTHING
By: Francine Witte
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typewriter art
By: Mark Sonnenfeld
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BLOOD SOAKED DRESSES
By: Gloria Mindock
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Reviews By: Charles P. Ries

THE THIRD HUMMINGBIRD: A Winter Solstice Tale
by Judith Fine-Sarchielli

Vivian Steel's website Talking Paint is the first recipient of the Quill and Parchment Excellence Award
INTERVIEW FOR POETRY LIFE AND TIMES – JUNE 2007
Interview by Amparo Arrospide, Editor, Poetry Life and Times of Vivien Steel

A favourite and much requested holiday treat
Hot Buttered Rum Colonial Style
From the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Celebrate Christmas the way your ancestors might have with piping hot
Colonial Shepherd's Pie
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A variation of this pie made its debut at the Hungry Monk Restaurant in England in 1972
Banoffee Pie
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

The first recipe published for this holiday treat was about
1861 when the New York cookbook author E. F. Haskell printed
it in her “Housekeeper’s Encyclopedia.” This is one of my favourite
childhood memories of the holidays. Here is our family's variation.
Candied Popcorn Balls
from the holiday kitchen of Sharmagne Leland. St. John

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~Featuring the Paintings of Vivien Steels. Read a Brief Biography here~

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