About me - Lisa Frances Cole

Lisa Frances Cole is a writer, storyteller, musician, and performer living in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada.

For Lisa's songwriting, musical, and voice-over work, visit "Lisa's Songs" in the My Favorites menu.

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Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Whale watching adventures

Whale watching adventures are plentiful in Victoria, BC. Tours range from intimate Zodiac expeditions, where you can get up close and personal with whales - to larger catamaran expeditions, where you still get fairly close, but stay warm and dry in the meantime. Today's a bit chilly, so we decide on a catamaran tour. WildCat...

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Mythology

~RAVEN~ When all was Dark, You came with the Light You brought rainbows on Your wings You brought songs and stories Let us hear Your liquid voice from the depths of the great Cave, weaving silver and light into a liquid song Come and sing to us in Your strange language Tell us what makes Your eyes shine, Your heart dance We ...

Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Victoria, Canada

PLAYING HOOKY WITH CAPTAIN QUIGLEY With robins already singing and the cherry trees blooming outside my window I, for one, am experiencing a premature bout of Spring Fever. I grow weary of working on my computer hour after hour and long for the open air. My eyes blur; my feet itch. I want to go on an adventure. So when I get...

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fairy tales

Noah didn't want to take Raven on the Ark because Raven was a troublemaker, always playing pranks. Once, Raven stole Noah's purple underwear and hung them high in a tree. All the people in the village laughed at Noah. And Noah built the Ark because God told him to, but also to compensate for this colossal embarrassment. So, ...

Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Does society favor men?

Does society favor men? I believe so. To what degree depends on the society' we're speaking of: Eastern society, Western society, or society in general. A friend of my mother's has just returned from China, where she and her husband adopted a baby girl. This baby was left on the steps of an orphanage in Beijing naked, with b...

Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Experiences visiting castles in Victoria, Canada

Victoria is a city teeming with art, culture, and beautiful architecture. There aren't too many places in Canada where you can walk down a particular street and feel like you've suddenly arrived in the Great Britain, Ireland, or Scotland of old. Contributing to Victoria's rich history are two Victorian Era mansions that are ...

Travel > Hotel Reviews Bed and breakfast reviews: Hemingway's by the Sea, Victoria, BC

~HEMINGWAY'S BY THE SEA~ One rainy Spring afternoon in Victoria, BC, I walk to Hemingway's by the Sea, a lofty Tudor-style Mansion on the West side. A robin takes a furtive puddle-bath in the driveway. Another one is singing in the Garden. The salt wind is picking up, blowing in from Fleming Beach and the Inner Harbour. I go...


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