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Tag Archives: 50th Birthday
Facing a Blank Page
It’s Day 3 of The Blank Canvas Blog Hop! Sign up for my newsletter (in the form on the right) and leave a comment below. One lucky individual will receive a signed copy of an anthology, winner’s choice, containing my award-winning … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, My Life
Tagged 50th Birthday, Art, Creativity, Cynthia Patton, Letting Go, Memoir, Story, The Blank Canvas Blog Hop, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–August Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 50th Birthday, Birthdays, Memoir, New Things, Single Parent, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Stories Cut From Paper
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have artist Béatrice Coron, who creates intricate worlds, cities and countries, heavens and hells, with nothing more than scissors and paper. Coron tells stories informed by life. After briefly studying art at … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged 50th Birthday, Art, Béatrice Coron, Connection, Creativity, Heaven, Hell, Papercutting, Story, Writing Life
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The FUN List
As I mentioned in my last post, when I was figuring out what I wanted to do for Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, I managed—sadly—to omit fun entirely. Sure, launching a project or doing something new can be fun, but … Continue reading
Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash-July Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities and challenges designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Birthdays, CAbi, Family, Gratitude, Milestones, New Things, Poetry, The Fun List, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–May Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities and challenges designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 50th Birthday, Birthdays, Dating, Flash Fiction Forum, Gratitude, Milestones, New Things, Unplanned Life, Whistlestop Writers, Writing Life
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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–April Update
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to celebrate my 50th birthday by planning a year of activities and challenges to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far, as predicted, … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 50th Birthday, A Living Family, Authenticity, Autism, Autism A to Z, Birthdays, Dating, Milestones, New Things, Sheila Pai, Storied Nights, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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It’s My Birthday and I’m Not Crying
I have been a very, very bad blogger. After a year and a half of nonstop blogging, somehow, without meaning to, I stopped writing. And in the blink of an eye, one week turned into two months. I’m not quite … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Acceptance, Birthdays, Memoir, Milestones, Unplanned Life
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