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Willows

March 28, 2021 By Cynthia English Leave a Comment

I will sit with you in the sad, hard place Serving as a witness to your pain I will sit with you as the clouds roll in And shelter you with my thin hope Nature comes as a witness Bringing an offering of tears The willows sway in solidarity Bending low to acknowledge your grief […]

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God is a Mother

March 9, 2021 By Cynthia English 1 Comment

God is a mother I’ve seen her in the park Nursing babies while pushing another on a swing I’ve seen her in the grocery store Trying to stretch a dollar to feed her family Making feasts out of meager loaves and fish God is a mother I’ve seen her leading families Through trauma and triumph […]

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Blue Lotus

February 7, 2021 By Cynthia English Leave a Comment

The following is a spec script I wrote in 2015 for a screenwriting class. This script is best positioned during the first half of Season 1 of Blindspot, a TV show created by Martin Gero that aired on NBC from 2015-2020. FADE IN: EXT. MANHATTAN’S UPPER EAST SIDE – NIGHT A SERIES OF SHOTS City […]

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Why I Don’t Unfriend People Over Political Ideology

January 17, 2021 By Cynthia English Leave a Comment

It took an insurrection for some, but I’ve seen clear lines drawn in the sand on social media – culling of friend lists and declarations for people to unfriend them if they don’t like what they have to say about politics (particularly the current President of the United States.) I get it. There is a […]

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Blind Loyalty is Idolatry

January 8, 2021 By Cynthia English 2 Comments

There is security in zealotry. It feels good to belong and feel like you’re on the right side of something, a scrappy minority fighting for good against evil. When you find yourself defending and believing whatever your leader says, take heed, blind loyalty to any person or organization is idolatry. Zealotry can be blinding and […]

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