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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Introductory Event : "The Writer's KLIBF"

Here are pictures of our sweet heavenly strocho. The very first test-event was KLIBF (Kuala Lumpur International Bookfair) where our strocho became the token of appreciation for writer Nurul Syahida's readers that came in during the booksigning activity. Next stop? It could be anywhere.





in the meantime, anybody up for a strawberry chocolate pie?

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A Tryout Post

I hate milk chocolate, don't want clouds
of cream diluting the dark night sky,
don't want pralines or raisins, rubble
in this smooth plateau. I like my coffee
black, my beer from Germany, wine
from Burgundy, the darker, the better.
I like my heroes complicated and brooding,
James Dean in oiled leather, leaning
on a motorcycle. You know the color.

Oh, chocolate! From the spice bazaars
of Africa, hulled in mills, beaten,
pressed in bars. The cold slab of a cave's 
interior, when all the stars
have gone to sleep.

Chocolate strolls up to the microphone
and plays jazz at midnight, the low slow
notes of a bass clarinet. Chocolate saunters
down the runway, slouches in quaint
boutiques; its style is je ne sais quoi.
Chocolate stays up late and gambles,
likes roulette. Always bets
on the noir.


-Barbara Crooker