I’ve always approached the Myrtle books by imagining how a child would feel while reading our stories. I want to capture their voice, make them feel heard, and write stories in a way that resonate with them for years to come. Lauren Reyes-Grange Cynthia Reyes and Lauren Reyes-Grange, authors of the Myrtle the Purple Turtle…
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One Summer Day in Autumn by Cynthia Reyes
“Suddenly, a switch is thrown. The lovechild of Summer and Autumn appears, playing truant for a day.”–Cynthia Reyes The garden lies spent from its labours. My labour is not quite done. In the vegetable patch, a few late tomatoes are red to bursting. The last beets show dull-burgundy colours in the earth. The apple trees…
Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: Cynthia Reyes
We commit an act of art when we use our imagination to create something new that tells a story the creator needs to tell.–Cynthia Reyes Who are you? I’m a mom, a new grandmother, and wife of a man who cooks, cycles, takes great photos and tells funny jokes. Thank God I’m a better gardener…
The Art of Gardening by Cynthia Reyes
I enjoyed my high school art classes well enough. Then one day my teacher looked over my shoulder at the drawing I was creating and asked: “Cynthia, don’t you think you are a bit too old to be drawing stick figures?” Everyone laughed. I was mortified. I loved drawing stick figures, loved them so much…