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Yanie's Sunflower
An original poem by Noe and Cindy






Sunflower ...
The sun calls out to you;
Please open that your beauty may be true.
Your lovely colors are your own,
Your splendor must be shown.






Sunflower ...

Your life was meant to be seen

By all who the sun do chase.

Hide no longer in your own embrace;

Unfurl your petals and beautify our little scene. 



Noe and Cindy

In respect of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116




There are several opinions on the intended meaning of Shakespeare's sonnet number 116, and though I am not doing a line-for-line explanation, I would like to express my impressions on this lovely sonnet.

Something that comes up clearly in 116 is the allusion to marriage vows, and I believe that Shakespeare was inspired by those wedding vows to pen his

For our recent paperback giveaway, the winners are ...



Joanne from Michigan

and

Julie from Alaska







These photos were posted on our Instagram account, @noes_expressions, the day we mailed the packages out. Our winners actually received their copies of our paperback book, Captivated by Youth and Beauty: Mr. Bennet's story, about 2 weeks ago. We hope you are both enjoying the story!

It's a giveaway!







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It could happen ...




Jane Austen was sitting at her writing desk, but pen was not making that swift movement from paper to inkwell at the moment. No, her hand was at her head in a contemplative posture, as she asked herself, “Oh, how should Emma react to Mr. Knightley’s reprimanding her for her treatment of Miss Bates after the picnic on Box Hill?” Jane felt the need to stretch, deciding to

Our newest release


With the release of our latest novel, Captivated by Youth and Beauty: Mr. Bennet’s story, now seemed like a good time to interview Noe on his cover art. Noe has done all the covers for our stories, and there’s a reason he did each one the way he did. Here are some of his thoughts about doing our cover art and on this one in particular:



Me: Noe, why do you choose to do your

Episode 3

Jane Austen, without a doubt, is one of the wittiest women you can find. She is absolutely one of our favorite authors. This is the third in our series of preposterous episodes—click here to see the first or the second. And now, let the fun begin:



Sisters Will Talk
The Meryton Assembly Ball always created a stir in the Bennet household, and this year's ball had what could be called

My thoughts



Storytelling sounds so much better than story showing, don’t you agree? And yet, in the world of writing, there is this mantra: "show, don’t tell." According to some persons, a book is determined to be either good or bad on this one basis. But is "show, don’t tell" really the cornerstone of good writing? I don’t think so.



I have read several articles about "show, don’t tell" and

Noe's review




Star Sand by Roger Pulvers
My rating: 3 of 5 stars 
From his author page, we read: “Roger Pulvers is an author, playwright, theater director, and translator. He has published more than forty-five books in English and Japanese, including novels, essays, plays, and poetry. He also translates works from Japanese, Russian, and Polish.”
With a résumé like that, you would expect

Charles Dickens

I have been reading Nicholas Nickleby for a few weeks now and have some thoughts to share on this author. Movies based on his books are almost certain to be good—Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, and Great Expectations, to name just a few.


Little Dorrit mini-series 2008

But I want to talk about reading his books and his style of writing. Charles Dickens had a rare