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Judy Shank Cyg

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"I believe in happy endings."

All you need is a pen and the cosmos to save the world from darkness, one story at a time.

Judy Shank Cyg grew up in the Heights in Michigan with a large family and a bubbling imagination. She was a science museum songwriter, a church guitarist, and a secretary where she created a Fifth Grade Story Club to help other heroes share their adventures.

She lives in Central Florida with her family and her characters.

"If you're a poet, compose. If you're a storyteller, share. If you love God, see Him everywhere."

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Judy Shank Cyg Good question! How a little girl born on a Monday in the winter of Pontiac grew an imagination that followed her through school (daydreaming and makin…moreGood question! How a little girl born on a Monday in the winter of Pontiac grew an imagination that followed her through school (daydreaming and making up stories), jobs (where coworkers were crew members on a starship to pass the time), marriage and children (where storytelling hid underground), to permanent summer in Florida where books exploded outward like a geyser, and imagination became a daily companion and took over pen and keyboard, reminding her that, all along, life's purpose was saving the world from darkness, one story at a time. Creativity, inspiration, and flights of fancy are a mystery, wouldn't you say? (less)
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Fireflies on a Summer Evening

Seeing a firefly is commonly considered a sign of good luck and prosperity. In that case, we earned a ton of good luck on early summer evenings when I was young.

Forget snow and cold and winter. It’s after dinner, at dusk, and our neighborhood friends have gathered in the front yard next door for Red Light Green Light or Statues. June bugs are attacking porch lights (and anyone in the way). Kids ar Read more of this blog post »
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“Saving the world from darkness, one story at a time.”
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“Saving the world from darkness, one story at a time.”
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“EMILY: "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it...every, every minute?"

STAGE MANAGER: "No. Saints and poets maybe...they do some.”
Thornton Wilder, Our Town

“Be true to your teeth and they won't be false to you.”
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“One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows. The young man gives it to the girl with whom he is in love, and, if she does not like it, asks her to return his letters. The older man tries it on his nephew, and alters his will accordingly. The book is a test of character. We can't criticize it, because it is criticizing us. But I must give you one word of warning. When you sit down to it, don't be so ridiculous as to suppose that you are sitting in judgment on my taste, or on the art of Kenneth Grahame. You are merely sitting in judgment on yourself. You may be worthy: I don't know, But it is you who are on trial.”
A.A. Milne

“It is a Call to Life – a full, authentic life. It is a Call to rise from the half-sleep of our existence, and take up our part in the great unfolding of the world. To become a Voice of the Wells. We must answer the Call, or forever be lost in the Wasteland. For many women, that Call occurs at midlife. Dante expressed it perfectly, in the opening lines of The Divine Comedy: ‘Midway upon the journey of my life I found myself in a dark wood, where the right way was lost.’ Most women experience major change in these middle years: physical change or professional; social or psychological; changes in our family and our relationships. Our children leave home. We are overtaken by disillusionment and dissatisfaction. We find ourselves unhappy in our jobs, in our marriages. We develop physical illnesses, anxiety or depression. Rage and grief threaten to overwhelm us. We begin to contemplate our own mortality. We question who we are, who we might have been, who we might yet become. We question our spiritual values and our material values. We begin to wonder what we are doing with our lives, what meaning we might find. We open our eyes a little wider, and take in the world beyond ourselves. For the first time, we see the Wasteland for what it is.”
Sharon Blackie, If Women Rose Rooted: A Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

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