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A New Slice of Anna Quindlen's Life

5/16/12 6:14pm by Cindy La Ferle
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I was in awe of Anna Quindlen’s writing when I started reading her syndicated New York Times column, “Life in the Thirties.” Her highly personal yet carefully crafted reflections on being a woman in the 1980s struck a resonant chord. As Publishers Weekly put it, Quindlen shared our “chronology of adulthood,” from college to marriage to children. Even readers who didn’t subscribe to her political views were charmed by her writings on parenthood.  Read more >

The Mommy Wars ... Again?

4/13/12 3:20pm by Cindy La Ferle
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So, who imagined that we'd be fighting the "mommy wars" ... again ... after all these years?  Read more >

Cooking for Company

3/1/12 7:22am by Cindy La Ferle
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Earlier this month, a couple of dear friends phoned to invite us over for dinner. They had a big pot of turkey chili bubbling on the stove and a loaf of cornbread cooling in the oven. "Nothing fancy, just comfort food."The spur-of-the-moment invitation was all the more delicious because Doug and I hadn't planned anything for dinner that evening. And the cozy company of longtime friends was exactly what we needed in the middle of a crazy-busy week.That night, we also revisited an earlier conversation we'd started on the topic of entertaining.  Read more >

Making Peace with Scars and My Self-Image

2/6/12 1:13pm by Cindy La Ferle
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I was in my early forties when I was diagnosed with degenerative osteoarthritis in both hips. Unable to cross a room without two canes or a walker, I couldn't stand at the kitchen counter long enough to open a can of soup, let alone prepare a decent family meal. The pain in my left side was almost unbearable, but I couldn't stomach the pain meds my doctor kept prescribing. Worst of all, my only child was in middle school and I was too exhausted to drive the carpool, let alone volunteer for his extra-curricular activities.  Read more >

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Full Name
Cindy La Ferle
Member Since
July 2008
About Me: 

I'm a nationally published writer with a passion for lifestyle topics -- home and family, creative living, motherhood, and midlife. Early in my career, I was the editor and creative director of Innsider, a national country inn travel magazine.

Since 1984, my columns and features have appeared in more than 70 publications, including The Christian Science Monitor, Better Homes and Gardens, Writer's Digest, Victoria, Reader's Digest, The Detroit News & Free Press, Catholic Digest, Michigan Living, and Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion. My essays are included in Wild with Child,  Literary Mama, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and other anthologies. My own essay collection, Writing Home, won four awards for creative non-fiction.

In addition to freelance writing, I've worked as a background actor in 18 film and television productions. My mixed-media artwork is exhibited in galleries and juried art competitions throughout southeast Michigan, and I blog weekly about creative living at Cindy La Ferle's Home Office: www.laferle.com.

 

 

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Freelance journalist and author
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Royal Oak, MI
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