Hi there and thanks for reading.
I know many writers create blogs to talk about the writing process, publishing, news about upcoming writing-related events, and to engender conversations about writing. These bloggers do a good job so I don’t think you need one more. Instead, I hope to use my blog, “The Early Draft,” to experiment with some possible essay ideas. It’s a place to get over my self-consciousness at showing work that is not in its final form and to bask in the feedback and encouragement that my lovely readers provide. I hope you’ll enjoy reading some of this early draft writing. You never know, you may find a version of it published in a journal, magazine, or book. Stranger things have happened…
Thank you for coming to my blog!
Cindy
The Early Draft 
Hi,
I read the piece about luggage and your father. It was really beautiful. I lost my father four years ago and then some… I was at a writer’s residency on Flores Island in the Azores with Erika Sanders and the email I just sent to her was bounced back. My name is Amanda Deutch and I found your blog by googling Erika and Whidbey,. I’d really like to get in touch with her. Can you please relay that to her for me? Thank you.
Truly,
Amanda
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Amanda! Cindy let me know you left this message on her blog. Man, so happy you’re trying to track me down. Would love to reconnect. Find me at erikag.sanders@gmail.com or on Facebook if you’re on it. Looking forward to hearing from you! Erika
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Cindy: thx as always for your sweet comment on the RT. Maybe we should talk some more, or at least e-mail: here is my address: trocadero9@gmail.com. Feel free to contact if so moved. Hope your day is going well. Eric
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Hi Eric, I would like to communicate more with you. I will try to email this weekend. Thanks for sending your address. Take care, Cindy
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cindy: i’m looking forward to it. eric
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I really enjoyed your piece on what a butch carries in her purse. I am in my own process of becoming whatever it is I will discover on the other end (at the ripe age of 46) and I still carry a purse. I don’t think I’ll ever give it up – it’s just too darned handy!
But the best thing in your purse? The pen from Solstice. You see, as part of my becoming I just finished my first residency at Solstice (in poetry). I love it there and I hope I get to be the proud owner of a green Solstice pen (to match my green Solstice bag, which has become a constant companion to my purse).
I’m looking forward to reading more of your blog. Maybe some day we can meet during residency…I’m going to be there for a while.
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More to come when I get home but quickly, I’m so happy to hear from you. I’ll be back to say more. Cindy
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Hi again. Is your first name Von?
It would be great to meet at a Solstice residency. I will look forward to seeing you in January. Solstice is a special place, I agree. I, too, carry that green Solstice bag along with my purse, LOL. I know you’ll get your pen. I’m sure you’re a terrific writer. And we all become what we are meant to become in the time that it takes. I look forward to saying hi in person. We are FB friends now. Stay in touch!
Take care,
Cindy
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