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IMO: Turning 100

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

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Today was the annual visit for students of mine who are members of Interact Club (Rotary International) to head over to our local nursing home and deliver presents to residents who would otherwise have no family members visiting or likely receive gifts on Christmas….

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Martha’s Gift

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

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Last year, Martha was giddy to see us. We stopped in her room and gave her a present, a fuzzy cardigan, size small. Kathy, the activities director at the Haven Nursing Home, had organized the resident wish list, and my high school students who…

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Today I’m happy.
BOOK ONE: It all begins in 1900.

Illinois mining, riot & murder

BOOK 2: Inside The Gold-Plated Pistol

It’s 1928. German Expressionism, the Western & Hollywood musical

Book 3: Set in 1942, two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.

Peek behind the curtain.
Meet Annette, one of the characters from my first novel, The Knife with the Ivory Handle. #amwriting #roaring20s #20s #1920s #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
#travel #navy #veteran #scotland #throwback #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
One of my favorite movies and one of my favorite hobbies. I’m at the place where I can hit the balls in—practicing my bank shot is the next step! #poolshark #poolplayers #billiards #thehustler #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Here’s a shot from when I took my students to the Scottish Highlands last July. As a teacher, educational travel is a hugely important part of my practice; it’s amazing to see how young people come alive when you take them out to experience the world. #educator #teacherlife #travel #traveling #scotland #scottishhighlands #adventure #optoutside #nature #outdoors #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Mescal Trail
Another one from the same trip to the Mogollon Rim. One of the things I love most about where I live is what you can find an hour from your front door. #hiking #optoutside #outdoors #nature #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram Book links: https://www.amazon.com/Cynthia-Bruchman/e/B07QG3TPZG News, Friendship and Fun: https://cindybruchman.com/subscribe-to-my-newsletter/
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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West Side Story. Best Film Ever? No, but darn close.
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Words I take to heart

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. --Eleanor Roosevelt

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. --Benjamin Franklin

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.--Milton Berle

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson