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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2025 · 1H 4M

Writing from the Wild: Cynthia O’Neil on Horses, Land, and Living Between Worlds

from The Wandering Pen: Writers, Historians, and Everyday Stories · host wanderingpen

         In this heartfelt episode of The Wandering Pen Podcast, Christine Musser sits down with writer Cynthia O’Neil. From the moss-covered hills of Western North Carolina, Cynthia shares her journey as a triracial writer, her deep bond with horses, and how land, resilience, and ancestral memory shape her voice.   Together, they explore Cynthia’s roots in Massachusetts, her experiences as a teenage mother, loss, her Native heritage, her journey living with lupus, and the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Cynthia also opens up about her creative process, her writing on Substack, and the spiritual lessons she draws from nature and stillness.             Whether you’re a writer, an animal lover, or someone walking  your own path of survival and healing, this conversation will resonate with your heart. Read Cynthia’s work on Substack: https://coneilwriter.substack.com #writinglife #memoir #horsetherapy #indigenouswriters #spiritualresilience #lupuswarrior #northcarolinawriters #substackwriters #healingwithnature #thewanderingpen

Writer and horsewoman Cynthia O’Neil joins Christine to talk about writing through illness, living in rhythm with nature, and honoring identity, land, and ancestry. Set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Cynthia shares powerful stories of survival, deep listening, and the quiet wisdom of horses.

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         In this heartfelt episode of The Wandering Pen Podcast, Christine Musser sits down with writer Cynthia O’Neil. From the moss-covered hills of Western North Carolina, Cynthia shares her journey as a triracial writer, her deep bond with...

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