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Read an Irish Novel for St. Patrick’s Day Month!

Posted on March 11, 2024 by cynthianeale

March is Irish month and I’m thinking I need to re-read the four books in my Irish Dresser series. I’ve been immersed in promoting ‘Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters,’ which has an entirely different setting and time than Norah … Continue reading →

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Is History Written by the Victors?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by cynthianeale

Has History Been Written by the Victors? 2/26/2024 0 Comments      “History is written by the victors” is often quoted and attributed to Sir Winston Churchill. Is this adage true or false? Aman Zaidi, a teacher of positive psychology, … Continue reading →

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Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts – Get Over the Guilt!

Posted on December 17, 2023 by cynthianeale

Isn’t this grand? I’m telling you right now that it is okay to eat desserts when you’re stressed. And to do so without feeling guilty. How? First of all, eat desserts responsibly. Do not buy a package of Oreos, a … Continue reading →

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Divine Heartbeats in Bells, Buzzes, and Babbles

Posted on October 10, 2023 by cynthianeale

Church bells ring and I’m suddenly walking down a narrow, cobblestone street wrapped in a long wool coat, a scarf around my neck, and wearing a classic wool style cloche hat. It is twilight and the sky is stained with … Continue reading →

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Is Love All We Need?

Posted on September 26, 2023 by cynthianeale

Leaving home, leaving sorrows, but mostly leaving love and lots of beauty, I ventured into the unknown as a young woman in the 70’s. I had robust limbs, vigor, a soft soul for the world, redheaded spunk, and youthful foolishness. … Continue reading →

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A Kernel of Corn, An Inn, and Poetic Forgiveness

Posted on July 20, 2023 by cynthianeale

My latest release, a historic novel, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, is an enlightening story about an unsung Iroquois and French heroine who lived during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution in Pennsylvania and New York. … Continue reading →

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Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters Book Tour

Posted on May 26, 2023 by cynthianeale

I’m celebrating the publication of my novel, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, with a book tour. I began with a book launch in Havana Glen, Montour Falls, the very site of the village where my protagonist, Catharine Montour, lived … Continue reading →

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Pressed Leaves Between the Pages of My Heart

Posted on November 7, 2022 by cynthianeale

Folio 1 – We take it all so personal – the leaf that delicately dances from the tallest tree and lands on your lap. Perfectly an oak leaf with the russet brown shiny skin. You happened to crane your neck … Continue reading →

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My Transcendent Journey with Queen Catharine Montour

Posted on September 15, 2022 by cynthianeale

My upcoming historical fiction novel, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, is being published by Bedazzled Ink Publishers in April 2023. Bedazzled Ink is dedicated to general and literary fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books that celebrate the unique and under-represented … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction Writing is Communing with the Dead

Posted on April 20, 2022 by cynthianeale

I never intended to write a novel about Catharine Montour, aka Queen Catharine, a Native American and French woman who was born in Pennsylvania around 1729 and lived through the French and Indian War and American Revolution. Her name (and … Continue reading →

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