Sole Sisters Visits Texas A&M
Cynthia goes to College Station this week as the Keynote Speaker at Texas A&M  University for Women’s History Month. She will talk about SOLE SISTERS and share her own journey making this film.
Sole Sisters Featured at TAMU
I was the keynote speaker at the Texas A&M Women’s Resource Leadership Symposium Luncheon. Over 200 staff and faculty including Deans showed up. There were a few students. It was fun to talk about Sole Sisters. Lots of women wanted wanted to share their stories. They were certainly diversified. One was from a student who […]
Sarah Jessica Parker Wows Dallas
Would you stand in line for 22 hours to buy shoes and meet #Sarah Jessica Parker? Well, it was a happening at #Nordstom’s today. Hundreds of women bought SJP shoes and stood in line to have the actress, entrepreneur and shoe maven #Sarah Jessica Parker autograph their shoes. And no one was complaining. Everyone was […]
Thank You to a Talented Sole Sister Graphic Artist
The very talented graphic artist @Kimloan Nguyen designed our flyers for the SHOE CONFESSIONAL Poetry Slam. She is so gracious that when I thanked her she wrote: “Can I just say, thank you so so much. I’m sorry I keep missing your calls, but when I listened to your message my heart grew a few […]
The Shoe Confessional Poetry Slam
Put on your books and kick…. Put on your heels and strut.  Join us at the Sole Sisters SHOE CONFESSIONAL Poetry Slam. Date: Sunday, June 29, 2014 Time: 7 pm Entry Fee: $5 WHO Female poets are invited to the SOLE SISTERS poetry slam. The rules are simple: Every poem must be 1- 3 minutes […]
Shoe Confessional Poetry Slam a Home Run
Last night’ #ShoeConfessional Poetry Slam was amazing. The charismatic Michael Guinn brought an enthusiasm that made the whole evening fun. The poems were amazingly deep— women’s life stories from Iran to America told through their shoes. It was a packed house. The talented  Joan Rosenzweig won first place. More on the winners later.
Shoe Tales from Jail
We have been collecting female inmates stories about their lives told through their shoes. Working with a caring and creative art teacher, Sandra Lara, we have connected to many women’s soles. Stay tuned for pictures and glimpses into women’s lives who haven’t been very fortunate and have made dangerous decisions along life’s path… they want […]
Check out Plaid for Women Radio Interview
Yesterday, I missed my morning walk to be on #Sarah Zink’s PLAID FOR WOMEN radio show. Sarah is quite a dynamo. I can’t wait to hear her shoe story. She is all about empowering women. I love it. Check out the interview at blogtalkradio.com.
A Shoe Exchange Renews a “Sole”
Every woman at the Dallas County Jail is wearing county-issued croc shoes. Genipher was at the lowest point in her life. She had been on drugs, stolen, lost her kids, and her family wouldn’t visit her. Behind bars, she felt suicidal. She trudged around in her black croc shoes until she noticed another inmate had […]
SHOE CONFESSIONS at WingSpan Theatre
I have been lucky to workshop SHOE CONFESSIONS with Susan Sargeant’s WingSpan Theatre. Â Susan’s vision is to produce plays for and about women. Â On Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th , there will be a reading of SHOE CONFESSIONS. at the Dallas Bath House. We invite audience opinions. Â This is a work in progress. […]
