Cynthia Linkas

Cynthia Linkas publishes poems in literary journals, especially The Aurorean and The Avocet, A Journal of Nature Poetry. Her short story, Baggage, won the PEN Syndicated Fiction contest, was published nationally and read aloud on NPR’s The Sound of Writing. Her novel, The Roller Palace, was one of five finalists for the Midlist Press Competition and short listed by Tupelo Press.

A professional singer and lifelong music teacher, she especially loves Renaissance choral music and performed for years with Convivium Musicum of Boston and the Christ Church choir of Hamilton-Wenham, Massachusetts.

"Tumbled Time" is about the everyday moments of life; a slow burning search for a spiritual presence. Just as sea glass tumbles, the passage and meaning of time grows as we live in the now of each day. Full of stories and portraits – of creatures, trees, family loves, heartaches, joys, loss, and grief -- and especially the steadfastness and beauty of the earth.