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Cynthia Morris

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http://www.goodreads.com/CynthiaMorris

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Toledo, Ohio, The United States

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female

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http://www.originalimpulse.com

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Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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Sylvia Beach

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May 2011

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Sometimes we just want to be left alone with a good book. As a girl, I was lucky – both of my parents worked outside the home. That meant many afternoons as a ‘latchkey’ child – and many happy hours alone with books.

Books expanded my small town Ohio world and gave me a rich experience of imagination and exploration. Beyond reading, I was drawn to catalogue my books. I kept a log of what I read and what I thought about them.

My local library saw me as a weekly visitor, schlepping stacks of books to and fro with dogged regularity. I still visit the library every week, as well as my local independent bookstore, The Tattered Cover.

These bookish inclinations rooted deep within me. I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I didn’t know that I wou...more

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My Art School Mid-Term Review: Did I Pass?

It’s really hard to give yourself a mid-term assessment. But since I set out to create and follow my own art school curriculum,I must make a stab at charting progress.

Rather than write an exhaustive explanation of all I did, felt and thought, or even a summary of that, I’m doing a list review of the past three months of study to be an artist.

I’d love to know what this sparks in you, so if you r...

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Average rating: 3.94 · 49 ratings · 22 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Chasing Sylvia Beach 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Create Your Writer's Life: A Guide To Writing With Joy And Ease 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Buddha in the Attic

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Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

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Cynthia Morris rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka read in January, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris rated a book 5 of 5 stars Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) by Ingrid Schaffner read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris rated a book 5 of 5 stars Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur by Brad Feld (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris is currently reading: inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity by Tina Seelig	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris rated a book 4 of 5 stars Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match by Amy Webb	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World by Gabriel Campanario read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Year in Japan by Kate T. Williamson read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Morris added: Making Your Creative Mark: Nine Keys to Achieving Your Artistic Goals by Eric Maisel read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones