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Cindy Bonner

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I’m the author of 6 literary and historical novels. I’ve written (and had published) short stories, essays, and book reviews. I've taught writing workshops for several writers guilds and for Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. I'm the mother of two sons, the grandmother of one grandson, and the daughter of a World War II veteran who recently passed away at age 88. I have two cats, and am also an avid watcher of birds, the weather, and the political goings-on in Washington, D.C. And I'm a bottomless well of spotty information on history and the meaning of life. ...more

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Cindy Bonner I have a new novel FOR LOVE AND GLORY coming out in a matter of weeks. It is a novel of World War II with some of the characters from my earlier novel…moreI have a new novel FOR LOVE AND GLORY coming out in a matter of weeks. It is a novel of World War II with some of the characters from my earlier novels.
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Cindy Bonner Meaning vs purpose. Meaning of life - there is no meaning. The universe exploded and planets whirled up out of the mass of particles, carbon splattere…moreMeaning vs purpose. Meaning of life - there is no meaning. The universe exploded and planets whirled up out of the mass of particles, carbon splattered the masses, and some of it, like on Earth became life. Purpose on the other hand, The Purpose of Life is what each of us makes of it. We find our own purpose, either by creating it ourselves or manufacturing it innately. But neither meaning nor purpose are tangible things that can be held in our hands. We find meaning and purpose for our individual lives, to our own satisfactions.(less)
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"Sunday Morning Coming Down"

Today is the 6-month mark since I lost Wayne. In some ways it might as well have been 6 years. I think of all he's missed in that 6 months. A lot of it has happened right here, in what was supposed to be our retirement home. All the things he hoped for us here have come to pass, and it makes me sorry he hasn't been here to realize it along with me. Even more than me, he was excited about moving he

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I was hoping for so much more from this book. My grandmother and Gracie Williams, Alvin York's wife, were cousins, so I was interested in this as soon as I saw the title. Unfortunately, there was no new information imparted by the author and in fact, ...more
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“And I don't believe in such a thing as "happily ever after". There's only happily every now and then. I find the hardest trick is to recognize the now-and-thens, and to bask in them when they come. Happiness is a choice we make, like how to wear our hair, or having coffee with breakfast and tea at night.”
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