the publisher of the Aurorean poetry journal since 1995, which has been home to over 1,000 poets worldwide—from the most-recognized names in the small press to newer poets. A 2009 Pushcart Prize nominated poet, over 100 of Cynthia’s poems plus nonfiction and photography have appeared in the U.S. and abroad in such places as YankeeMagazine.com. She is co-editor of the new nonfiction anthology, Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages. Visit http://www.encirclepub.com/poetry/aurorean/editor
I have a plaque inside the entryway to my home that reads, “The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been, and the memories we’ve made along…