Cynthia Polansky channels her inner rebel by writing across genres, much to the gratification of readers hungry for a change from the ubiquitous romances and mysteries.
Jim Gray, Instructor
Adult Education Creative Writing Course
Memphis State University (now University of Memphis)
Cheryl Cohn, Realtor
Crye-Leike
Memphis, TN
If not for these two people, I would not be a professional writer today.
Favorite Books
PORTRAITS by Cynthia Freeman
JOY IN THE MORNING by Betty Smith
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
THE WOLF AND THE DOVE by Kathleen Woodiwiss
MISERY by Stephen King
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs
WAR BRIDES by Lois Battle
Favorite Authors
Augusten Burroughs
Kathleen Woodiwiss
Phillippa Gregory
Anne Frank
What I'm Reading
IN THE LAND OF INVISIBLE WOMEN by Qanta Ahmed, M.D.
At last, my list of really odd street names has another item! For almost a year now, Lovely Johnson Lane in Annapolis, Maryland has been the sole occupant of this photo-list, despite pleas for submissions of oddly named street signs and their locations. Maybe this will break the stalemate. I give you:When I picture a boulevard, I see a very broad road with a wide island divider, usually with ...
As soon as I read the pet article's title, How Not to Lose Your Pet in Our Difficult Economy, my blood began to boil. Tips to prevent people strapped for cash from surrendering their pets to shelters, rescue organizations, or simply abandoning them? It is unthinkable to me that such an option exists.Okay, so I was already a little hot under the collar, so to speak, about a Baltimore ...
I was a student at George Washington University when I first heard Washington, DC described as "where local news is national news." Catchy, and true. I've lived most of my life in and around Washington and, not surprisingly, I've been privy to many historical events, good and bad. Even out here in Annapolis -- 22 miles and a lifestyle away from the District -- we aren't immune. Years ...
