Mike Mercer asked Cynthia Sharp:

When you were a little girl what kind of children's books touched you the most?:}

Cynthia Sharp The Littlest Mermaid and Cinderella were stories I could always relate to, characters who chose to do what they believed to be right, no matter what the cost. The original Littlest Mermaid was so gracious through her heartache - that really touched me because I think it hit on what love really is - the altruism within that all of us can act from. I admire actions of courage and hope, whether it's the Littlest Mermaid being gracious through loss, or Christ figures like Finny in A Separate Peace. It's also why I write - because I'm captivated by the choice to live in higher love. Actions of redemption, grace and the power of higher love have always spoken powerfully to me. My current short story collection (still in editing) addresses the theme of love of enemy and what that means to a particular set of characters, as they find out who they really are.

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