Author: cindyrosstraveler
Bracing For Change- Part IV (book blog)
When her head is turned away, I steal glances at the older woman sitting next to me on the modeling stand. Her body is falling off her frame. Her breasts reach down to her waist. Her arm flesh gathers on the underside of her arm bone. Her thighs are bunched … Continue Reading Bracing For Change- Part IV (book blog)
Looking for Paradise on the island of Mauritius- in the Eyes of the Locals
Lompoc Prison Camp Revisited- guest blogger, Johnny Ross
Why Would An American Want to Come to Mauritius?
First Day in Mauritius
THE MIDDLE TWO- Visiting my Brother in the Lompoc Prison Camp
When we were kids, my brother Johnny and I used to deliver newspapers together in the early hours before dawn. He stacked the red metal wagon with the rolled papers and when we got to High Street, we would climb atop the pile, bend the long handle back and use … Continue Reading THE MIDDLE TWO- Visiting my Brother in the Lompoc Prison Camp
The Making of a Shelter
The Mystery of Duffy’s Cut
Working the Contacts (Sierra)
Sierra landed her first magazine writing job when she was twelve. I was traveling overseas at the same time that the Falmouth Goat Races were being held in Pennsylvania- a crazy fun event that I was to write a story on. Since the daughter was not only going to the … Continue Reading Working the Contacts (Sierra)
WORKING THE CONTACTS- Bryce (book blog)
Bryce was thirteen years old when he landed his first magazine illustration job. A story of a family who rented a houseboat and made a group decision to NOT put their life jackets on and then the boat proceeded to sink, came into Pennsylvania Magazine. Of course, there was no … Continue Reading WORKING THE CONTACTS- Bryce (book blog)
Many Roads to Get to Happy (book blog)
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment- Emerson Todd and I attended the Tyler School of Arts’ Graphic Design opening of the magnificent ‘Restaurant Project.’ Students needed to design a make-believe restaurant, come up with a theme, an accompanying … Continue Reading Many Roads to Get to Happy (book blog)
FEEDING THEIR HUNGER- 1 (book blog)
We first realized Sierra had a gift back in 1998 when we were cycling the Great Divide Mountain Bike Trail in New Mexico. We had packed up our bike camp and were holding up our loaded tandems and trailers to take off for the day, but Sierra was stalling. … Continue Reading FEEDING THEIR HUNGER- 1 (book blog)
THIRTY YEARS LATER The Journey of a Lifetime or a Lifetime of Journeys?
“How Will They Socialize?” The Monster of Homeschooling (book blog)
This is the first thing adults ask when you announce that you are considering home schooling. How fatigued we home school facilitators grow of constantly defending our stand. I am not saying it was not a challenge. It was perhaps the biggest challenge, but it can be done and … Continue Reading “How Will They Socialize?” The Monster of Homeschooling (book blog)
Cindy Ross 