Cynthia Harrison
Novelist
Tag: Gossip & Inspiration
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Empty Seats & Other Fears
The first time I walked into a classroom and realized that my job was to talk to these teens, every cell in my body wanted to run from the room and never return. And things stayed that way for a few years. Every day, I wanted to flee home to my writing room. Every day I did the…
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The Mighty Book Blogger
Visit “A Woman’s Wisdom” Before Twitter and Facebook, I read blogs like other people read the newspaper. Now, not so much. I might click on someone’s blog from Twitter, but my blog roll gets way less attention than it used to…except when it comes to book bloggers. There are so many good ones, and they help…
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Please Mister Postman
I’ve been waiting patiently. Almost missed my BFN’s (best friend neighbor) birthday surprise. But, just in the nick of time, Mr. Postman came through. I live in a tiny town and everyone except me knows him by name. I think it’s Ron. Love my dirt road even though Al refuses to wash my car anymore because I can’t help…
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Early Release!
When I was in junior high, I tried out for cheerleading. No matter that I couldn’t see and refused to wear glasses so there would be no way to learn any of the cheer footwork since feet were fuzzy and too far away. No matter that I’d never turned a cartwheel or done anything athletic…
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The Right Spot
Snapped this photo of my book on the shelves while in the college bookstore last week. Nestled between Natalie Goldberg and Anne Lamott-what a perfect place to be.