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My Grandfather’s Face

Cynthia Kraack Posted on September 4, 2016 by Cynthia KraackSeptember 4, 2016

Urban shoppers might walk away from farmers’ markets in the rural area where I grew up. There’s nothing exotic among the produce displayed. Tomatoes look like those ripening on a backyard vine. A dozen green peppers, as many red, and … Continue reading →

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Shim Sham Shimmy

Cynthia Kraack Posted on August 14, 2016 by Cynthia KraackAugust 14, 2016

Adriana introduced the Shim Sham Shimmy to our class at Dancin’ on the Door studio while I was away. A fellow dancer found floor space to bust a move from the recent lesson as she waited tables at the restaurant where we had dinner. I was nervous about matching the speed of her steps.

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Tapping Out the Grief

Cynthia Kraack Posted on April 23, 2016 by Cynthia KraackApril 23, 2016

For ninety minutes a week, the world I experience is a musical place with classic jazz or Broadway tunes accented by the sounds of fourteen tap shoes slapping and flapping and stomping across a studio floor.

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Writing from The Ledge #2

Cynthia Kraack Posted on September 22, 2014 by Cynthia KraackSeptember 22, 2014

If you’re a writer trying to squeeze time with your creative work around other work, you understand the value of three weeks in a quiet house with a rocky front yard.

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Celebrate a New Writing Center

Cynthia Kraack Posted on September 10, 2013 by Cynthia KraackMay 28, 2015

We invite you to experience a place where you can bury yourself in the quiet of the woods, the lapping shores of a Great Lake, or join in a lively arts community.

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