Cindy is an award-winning writer and educator blogging at The Reedster Speaks. In addition to her personal blog, she is a staff writer at the humor site Aiming Low and a contributing editor for yeahwrite.me, a weekly writing challenge for flash nonfiction storytelling, where she helps select and critique jury prize-winning blog posts. Cindy is the recipient of one of BlogHer’s 2013 Voices of the Year awards for humor. She has taught writing in one form or another since she was in law school back in the Reagan era, continuing throughout her careers as a lawyer, academic, and writer. Cindy lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, two daughters, and three dogs, including a giant Saint Bernard. She thrives on chaos.