Before The Mist

By Cindy O'Neil

“Saying that Cindy’s writes from the heart is almost doing her an injustice. It’s true, mind you, that’s exactly how she writes. But what comes from her heart isn’t all fluffy kittens and yarn, it’s Cindy’s feelings, rough-edged and a little raw. And underlain with a sly humour. Check out in common, a wander through the nostalgia invoked by old photos and the strain of trying to remember every name. Her nocturnal ramblings, written in the stupor of exhaustion from a string of sleepless nights, reveal a pensivety unencumbered by wakeful sensitivity. This is Cindy raw and, while never exactly vulnerable, open. Before The Mist is a truly personal emotional memoir but one that contains a universal truth: Our lives are formed by our experiences. These are Cindy’s and she’s kindly allowing us to share them. And by sharing her experiences, maybe our lives will be influenced a little bit too. Life, after all, is not made up of kittens and yarn. Cindy knows that well. ”

Mike Drew Photojournalist
Columnist, Calgary Sun
Alberta, CANADA

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cindy O'Neil
• Release date: Apr 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9780973032949

Cindy O'Neil

Playing with words is a passion of mine. Over the years I’ve written in a myriad of forms; magazine articles (Synchronicity, Vitality, Canadian Musician to name a few), haikus, bios, media releases, songs, poetry, books and even word puzzles.Though a sudden and life affecting health change bulldozed my career to a halt for a number of years, I’m celebrating being on the planet by launching a new puzzle book and re-visiting projects that have had to sit on the back burner whilst I rebuilt my life.Brief Background: Started performance career at age 18 doing improve with local theatre companies (Ottawa ON) Took up singing professionally in 1991 worked with various bands in Ottawa September 1994 moved to Calgary – voice over, television and video work, live performances and special event appearances performing a cappella (national anthem), duos at private parties, and trios through to six piece ensembles at clubs and events July 1999 onset of health change October 2001 diagnosis of severe, systemic Rheumatoid ArthritisPartial list of career credits:1999 • released 2nd indie CD Flight2000 • the song Livin’ Right from CD Flight was used in two episodes of Caitlin’s Way (Canadian TV series 2000-2002)2000 • was a stand-in in the Italian/Canadian feature Almost America2002 • wrote and self-published a children’s book titled, Icicle Hands and Icicle Knees2002 • chosen as May ‘artist of the month’ by FEMMUSIC.com2003 - 2006 • performed in the Calgary Stroll of Poets , works published in the event anthologies 2004 • co-write and vocals on 2 tunes for the soundtrack of Canadian feature-length film The Girl Who Married A Ghost (written and produced by Sandra Sawatzki)2005 • casted in Paul Brandt's video Leavin, and a cameo appearance (as they called it) in his video Home2007 • Editor, cover art designer for Calgary poet Del Pine’s book Leaving Eden2010 • re-release of Icicle Hands and Icicle Knees, launch of Mains gelées et genoux glacés the French language version2011 • e-book release of Before The Mist, a selection of my poetry, lyrics and the stories behind them

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