Over the years, she has won or placed in various writing contests. She has also written for and edited numerous newsletters. Her nonfiction magazine articles have been featured in "True West" and "Born in Portland, Oregon, Cindy has lived all over the United States and spent five years in Japan. She has visited Canada, the Philippines, Samoa, Hawaii, both the western and eastern Caribbean and New Zealand.Currently, she lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where Cheyenne Frontier Days is held each year. CFD's well-known rodeo is often referred to as the "Daddy of 'em all."Wild West." She was a book critic for Storyteller Alley and is a freelance editor.Although retired from Laramie County School District 1's Community Relations office, she still contributes articles for the district's annual magazine, "Elevate," which has a circulation of approximately 47,000 readers. From baby alligators to glow worms, Cindy has seen a variety of life's wonders.