My name is Cindy Anderson. I’m from a small town in New Mexico. I have a husband, two sons, and four cats. When I started writing creatively almost twelve years ago I had never heard the word blog. Posting my essays or short stories on the web for the world to see would have been intimidating, and at the time I wasn’t ready to be critiqued on my writing skills or lack thereof. Now, writing has become for me, as for many, a kind of release, and I recognize the benefits of making that writing public, especially when it can make a positive change.