Cynthia Allison's Profile
| Penname: | Cynthia Allison |
| Country: | United States |
| Favorite book: | anything Tom Clancy |
| Member type: | Author |
| Member Since: | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Bio: | I simplified my life in 1995 when my husband, Max, and I sold one of our cars, and moved into a small stone cottage in a rural mountain community in Western NC. I lost Max to cancer NOV 2010. I am determined to stay here in the mountains I love so well for as long as I can.Max visited me in a dream,and told me to finish my book whether it gets published or not. It is not the destination that is so important as the journey itself. Not an original thought, but along with the Serenity Prayer, it's how I operate. Whether it's "chicken scratch" or worthy of a Pulitzer, don't stop writing! Cynthia |
User Writings
| Title/Name | Date | Ranking | Reviews | Type | |
| Jan 10, 2008 | 363 | 20 | Novel | ||
When I started writing what has become a book,... | |||||
| Mar 20, 2008 | 450 | 11 | Novel | ||
A memoir of an idyllic childhood...told through... | |||||
| Feb 28, 2008 | 618 | 11 | Poetry | ||
I dedicate this inspired effort to Nadine, or... | |||||
| Mar 14, 2008 | 238 | 17 | Poetry | ||
My spiral into the vortex of very bad poetry... | |||||
| Aug 12, 2008 | 2198 | 5 | Poetry | ||
i am fortunate enough to have a sister who's my... | |||||
| Oct 17, 2009 | 1280 | 7 | Poetry | ||
It's time for the annual dance of the leaves -... | |||||
| Nov 2, 2008 | 388 | 13 | Poetry | ||
Have you ever spent an afternoon staring at... | |||||
| Jan 3, 2008 | 1665 | 7 | Poetry | ||
I have two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a... | |||||
| Jan 2, 2008 | 2303 | 4 | Poetry | ||
Do you have a favorite poem from childhood? I... | |||||
| Mar 27, 2008 | 844 | 8 | Poetry | ||
Writer's block...where do the words go? | |||||
| Apr 3, 2008 | 1307 | 8 | Poetry | ||
Some of my best poems were inspired by a... | |||||
| Jan 7, 2008 | 1940 | 5 | Poetry | ||
I look up at Mt. Pisgah from my kitchen window... | |||||
| Oct 30, 2007 | 384 | 12 | Poetry | ||
This is my submission to the Drabble Contest.... | |||||
| Nov 14, 2007 | 2107 | 5 | Poetry | ||
I love the challenge of Haiku, but I am not... | |||||
| Nov 18, 2007 | 1099 | 9 | Poetry | ||
I love the challenge of poetry: to fit a story... | |||||
| Nov 27, 2007 | 915 | 9 | Poetry | ||
My favorite poems are Shakespeare's sonnets; I... | |||||
| Dec 5, 2007 | 1932 | 6 | Poetry | ||
I stayed with my father in my original home... | |||||
| Jan 21, 2008 | 2626 | 6 | Poetry | ||
Politics is the big story right now. It looks... | |||||
| Jan 22, 2008 | 1489 | 10 | Poetry | ||
I write a birthday poem for ME every year. This... | |||||
| Jan 29, 2008 | 1570 | 7 | Poetry | ||
A friend complimented me on my ability to write... | |||||
| Jan 26, 2008 | 884 | 10 | Poetry | ||
Architect Mies van der Rhoe really confused... | |||||
| Jan 31, 2008 | 1140 | 9 | Poetry | ||
What better time to write one's first sonnet... | |||||
| Mar 9, 2008 | 1194 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Using Hamlet's famous soliloquy and the titles... | |||||
| Mar 10, 2008 | 1476 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Sometimes I love it. Sometimes I don't like it... | |||||
| Mar 27, 2008 | 2891 | 3 | Poetry | ||
When I turned the radio on yesterday, I heard... | |||||
| Mar 29, 2008 | 1653 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Packs, and pods, prides and flocks have been... | |||||
| Apr 20, 2008 | 1111 | 12 | Poetry | ||
A star is born! MAX and I drove down to see our... | |||||
| Apr 24, 2008 | 425 | 13 | Poetry | ||
My father died last year, and was buried on the... | |||||
| May 10, 2008 | 1509 | 8 | Poetry | ||
Love changes as we age; hopefully our last love... | |||||
| May 29, 2008 | 1438 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Albert Einstein is probably the most famous... | |||||
| Jun 17, 2008 | 971 | 9 | Poetry | ||
ARE YOU THE HUMAN COMPANION TO A CAT? IF YOU... | |||||
| Aug 3, 2008 | 209 | 15 | Poetry | ||
Facing the possibility of being separated by... | |||||
| Aug 17, 2008 | 1186 | 8 | Poetry | ||
The ways in which we perceive the situations... | |||||
| Aug 18, 2008 | 484 | 11 | Poetry | ||
I wrote this poem as a birthday present for Max... | |||||
| Sep 23, 2008 | 764 | 10 | Poetry | ||
It's time to begin the yearly quest for the... | |||||
| Aug 26, 2008 | 433 | 13 | Poetry | ||
It starts with one, and the next thing you... | |||||
| Aug 29, 2008 | 605 | 11 | Poetry | ||
I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in... | |||||
| Jan 11, 2009 | 1839 | 6 | Poetry | ||
My attempt to communicate the theme of the... | |||||
| Oct 13, 2008 | 1557 | 6 | Poetry | ||
A follow-up on "WHAT'S THE WORTH OF ONE... | |||||
| Oct 30, 2008 | 2128 | 5 | Poetry | ||
Not too long ago, my grandson and I shared a... | |||||
| Nov 21, 2008 | 706 | 11 | Poetry | ||
When you're on a roll writing, do you push... | |||||
| Nov 24, 2008 | 386 | 12 | Poetry | ||
Are you still a child at heart, or are you so... | |||||
| Dec 6, 2008 | 2772 | 5 | Poetry | ||
When I wrote "Awaiting Spring", I thought it... | |||||
| Dec 10, 2008 | 943 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Washing dishes isn't so bad when I can look... | |||||
| Dec 17, 2008 | 414 | 10 | Poetry | ||
Does your Muse leave without the courtesy of a... | |||||
| Jan 16, 2009 | 1089 | 8 | Poetry | ||
I wanted to enter the Drabble contest with an... | |||||
| Jan 17, 2009 | 697 | 14 | Poetry | ||
Whether we take great care in planning the trip... | |||||
| Feb 8, 2009 | 1123 | 9 | Poetry | ||
My father would have been ninety today. Mama... | |||||
| Jan 24, 2009 | 192 | 14 | Poetry | ||
OK! I ADMIT I'M A CONSPIRACY THEORIST. IS OUR... | |||||
| Feb 4, 2009 | 1493 | 7 | Poetry | ||
I rarely wade into the political fray. There... | |||||
| Feb 26, 2009 | 931 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Do you remember studying about the ice age when... | |||||
| Mar 11, 2009 | 2032 | 6 | Poetry | ||
More and more I hear folks talking about "The... | |||||
| Mar 27, 2009 | 624 | 10 | Poetry | ||
The seasons come and go in a rhythmic cycle... | |||||
| May 2, 2009 | 852 | 10 | Poetry | ||
I know the importance of stopping to smell... | |||||
| May 5, 2009 | 1988 | 6 | Poetry | ||
In a group of writers, one can expect to be... | |||||
| Sep 6, 2009 | 846 | 9 | Poetry | ||
Have you ever wondered why the wind roars and... | |||||
| May 24, 2009 | 494 | 12 | Poetry | ||
Does a word or a phrase just suddenly appear in... | |||||
| Aug 4, 2009 | 1702 | 5 | Poetry | ||
Odonata is an Order of insects having four... | |||||
| Aug 5, 2009 | 1347 | 7 | Poetry | ||
I am inspired every time I look out my kitchen... | |||||
| Aug 9, 2009 | 340 | 11 | Poetry | ||
My grandson visited recently... | |||||
| Mar 5, 2010 | 2438 | 6 | Poetry | ||
This is the girl's version of "IF YOU WERE NOT... | |||||
| Jun 7, 2010 | 955 | 9 | Poetry | ||
there are those who risk life and limb to... | |||||
| Jun 23, 2010 | 450 | 11 | Poetry | ||
For me, the only poet who ever got close to... | |||||
| Nov 30, 2010 | 1208 | 7 | Poetry | ||
Max was not entirely perfect; his office was a... | |||||
| Dec 28, 2010 | 189 | 13 | Poetry | ||
I am experiencing many changes since Max... | |||||
| Dec 30, 2010 | 362 | 10 | Poetry | ||
It's a hard row to hoe, darlin when you're... | |||||
| Jan 13, 2011 | 100 | 15 | Poetry | ||
Some things just have to run their course. I... | |||||
| Jan 13, 2012 | 2636 | 4 | Poetry | ||
the world is comng apart at the... | |||||
| Feb 5, 2011 | 448 | 10 | Poetry | ||
OK, y'all, no more sad stuff! This is something... | |||||
| Jul 2, 2011 | 358 | 11 | Poetry | ||
I live on a dead end road in a very secluded... | |||||
| Dec 1, 2011 | 985 | 7 | Poetry | ||
OK, boys and girls. I'm feeling really silly... | |||||
| Dec 9, 2011 | 301 | 12 | Poetry | ||
My parents were from very different backgrounds... | |||||
| Dec 17, 2011 | 1850 | 5 | Poetry | ||
Mr Frost's famous poem of two roads always left... | |||||
| Jan 5, 2012 | 2237 | 4 | Poetry | ||
Words are the components of our language. Words... | |||||
| Feb 23, 2008 | 900 | 9 | Short Story | ||
Where did this originate? It may have had... | |||||
| Mar 4, 2008 | 1678 | 5 | Short Story | ||
My name is Clarissa Jo Fleming. This is who I... | |||||
| Jan 9, 2012 | 388 | 12 | Short Story | ||
I wrote this the year my father died. I had... | |||||
| Mar 1, 2008 | 2010 | 4 | Short Story | ||
Normally my dreams are in vivid color, but this... | |||||
| Nov 15, 2007 | 741 | 9 | Short Story | ||
They were beautiful, lively, and so much fun to... | |||||
| Sep 10, 2008 | 1082 | 7 | Short Story | ||
"In Georgia, the legend says That you must... | |||||
| Feb 1, 2008 | 1184 | 7 | Short Story | ||
My name is Clarissa Jo Fleming. This is who I... | |||||
| Feb 7, 2009 | 411 | 14 | Short Story | ||
AS FOR THAT DEVIL OF A CAKE: I have never or... | |||||
| Dec 8, 2007 | 1228 | 8 | Short Story | ||
Cussin', visions, and a girl's best friend,... | |||||
| Feb 13, 2008 | 1026 | 7 | Short Story | ||
the punctuation fairy annoys me...a lot! she... | |||||
| Feb 3, 2008 | 2282 | New | Short Story | ||
My name is Clarissa Jo Fleming. This is who I... | |||||
| Mar 20, 2008 | 2022 | 4 | Short Story | ||
This time last year I was caring or my father.... | |||||
| May 4, 2008 | 1348 | 7 | Short Story | ||
WE ALL WILL COME FULL CIRCLE SOMEDAY...MY... | |||||
| May 10, 2009 | 455 | 14 | Short Story | ||
Tomorrow is Mother's Day, Darlins. The Magnolia... | |||||
| May 13, 2008 | 142 | 19 | Short Story | ||
Max and I receive an unusual "house-warming"... | |||||
| Jun 15, 2008 | 1129 | 6 | Short Story | ||
Hamlet, a tale of murder and revenge with lots... | |||||
| May 22, 2009 | 1800 | 4 | Short Story | ||
Is it more blessed to give than receive when... | |||||
| Jul 12, 2008 | 1214 | 8 | Short Story | ||
I wrote this story a few years ago when Max and... | |||||
| Jul 16, 2008 | 1736 | 4 | Short Story | ||
There are a lot of possums in North Carolina.... | |||||
| Jul 28, 2008 | 1934 | 4 | Short Story | ||
This story will find its way into my book, "A... | |||||
| Nov 15, 2008 | 264 | 13 | Short Story | ||
The stock market crash of 1929 ushered in The... | |||||
| Nov 16, 2008 | 210 | 14 | Short Story | ||
Ever wonder why bad things happen? Earthquakes,... | |||||
| Nov 18, 2008 | 345 | 12 | Short Story | ||
In a response I received from Mishmont for... | |||||
| Dec 9, 2008 | 1189 | 6 | Short Story | ||
“On the Sunny Side of the Street� was a... | |||||
| Dec 14, 2008 | 1533 | 4 | Short Story | ||
Have you ever felt compelled to speak to a... | |||||
| Aug 13, 2009 | 1451 | 7 | Short Story | ||
So, it seems the present administration, as... | |||||
| Apr 17, 2009 | 797 | 9 | Short Story | ||
I have begun working on "A KEEPER OF FAMILY... | |||||
| Aug 20, 2009 | 1311 | 6 | Short Story | ||
I am still looking for a way to combine prose... | |||||
| Jan 27, 2011 | 1118 | 7 | Short Story | ||
"The tests reveal you have a tumor in your... | |||||
| Jul 16, 2010 | 2074 | 3 | Short Story | ||
This story is a departure from my usual work. I... | |||||
| Sep 20, 2011 | 1124 | 6 | Short Story | ||
Every once in a while i wish i were young... | |||||
