Published, Spring 2023

Welcome to Turquoise Moon Press, where words meet the world. I’m Cynthia D. Bertelsen, award-winning author and sometimes editor here. I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Some of my first memories of writing happened before I could read. I wanted to write “From Cindy” on a card for my Daddy on his birthday. I managed to write “Form Cindy.” I recall the euphoria I felt.

Nowadays, I write in a small room off the side of my house, in what used to be a garage. The sounds of the washer or the dryer often punctuate the air, as does the swishing of a bamboo ceiling fan, very necessary in the humid summers characteristic of north central Florida.

Please explore Turquoise Moon Press, where you will find descriptions of my books, musings about life, and other sundry conundrums.

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
~ Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft