Nonfiction

Articles and essays– I write more than fiction.

Essay Ideas #1

by Cindy Rae

Here are few very loose ideas for essays or stories down the road:

  1. Respect: earned versus always given.  

    For instance, should we not give respect to a person in our lives until they earn it, or should we give every person the respect due to them as a human being?  Do we give respect to those in authority because they are in authority or because of values?  Do those in authority have to earn it?

  2. Types of Prisons: of our own making versus prison cells of debilitating conditions, prison cells of mental distress, of hurt and fear, of anger and violence
  3. Conservative vs. conventional
  4. God, time, and the attempts by man to fit God into man’s notions of time
  5. Do you want to be a sheep?

Childhood Sun, Sea, and Wind

by Cindy Rae

Take either the short ferry from Port A. and drive down Mustang Island, or cross the Intracoastal Waterway from Corpus.  Take Park Road 22 south down Padre Island, passing by beachfront parks and condos and Bob Hall Pier.  Keep going until buildings disappear and sandy flat vegetation stretches out on either side.  Keep going as the road ribbons onward.  Keep going to the entrance to a little known national park, Padre Island National Seashore.

2016 Poker Run at Bird Island Basin

2016 Poker Run at Bird Island Basin

Pay your entrance fee, and keep a sharp watch out for the first turn westward, away from the Gulf and the pounding surf.  A short drive, a cluster of cars, then  you see colorful sails dancing like butterflies across the water.  The sailboard rigs fill the water as they skim, race, flutter, flip, and tip.

Welcome to one of the best windsurfing spots in the world: Bird Island Basin.

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10 Things You Can Do to Support an Unpublished Writer Online

by Cindy Rae

So, if you’ve ever wondered how to support a writer not yet published? After all, there are tons of ways to support a published author, even beyond buying his or her books.

But for us struggling, not-yet-published writers, what can you do? Turns out, there’s much you can easily do online.
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