Ralph Cissne

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Ralph Cissne

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Born
in Long Beach, California, The United States
June 30, 1950

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Ernest Hemingway, Joyce Carol Oats, Diana Wagman, Jamie Cat Callan

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Ralph Cissne's short story collection "Prudence in Hollywood and Other Stories" was released in June 2019 and debuted at #1 on the Oklahoma fiction best seller list. His novel "Angel City Singles" was published 2018. An award-winning poet, his short stories have appeared in publications such as "American Way" and "Playboy." The poetry collection "Don’t Be Shy" was published in 2015.

A native Californian, Cissne grew up in a military family and graduated from The University of Oklahoma School of Journalism. He lives in Oklahoma where he writes and volunteers as a creative life skills mentor. Cissne is a member of The Author’s Guild, and a lifetime member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
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Ralph Cissne Live with compassion. Study history. Notice even the most mundane details. Love deeply, begin with your self. Practice forgiveness. Enjoy friends with…moreLive with compassion. Study history. Notice even the most mundane details. Love deeply, begin with your self. Practice forgiveness. Enjoy friends with diverse opinions. Be aware and acknowledge the moment your characters start speaking through you, when writing becomes less work and more ecstatic inspiration. Find cause for celebration.(less)
Ralph Cissne I rarely experience blocks. If dialogue in a scene starts to sag I may take a break, practice yoga or go for a walk with the characters in mind. Often…moreI rarely experience blocks. If dialogue in a scene starts to sag I may take a break, practice yoga or go for a walk with the characters in mind. Often I will sleep and allow the process of imagination to work. Blocks usually represent the need for a twist or turning point. Cut the deck and see what card appears – Tarot or Bicycle 808s. The play is yours.(less)
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“French woman are often conflicted French film clichés: resonant with foreboding darkness and overthinking, sexual innuendo and class envy. I could see it coming, but have a weakness for accents and short blond hair.”
Ralph Cissne, Prudence in Hollywood and Other Stories

“My brain lit up like an arcade pinball machine. Flippers flipped. Lights flashed. Bells rang. I abandoned all rational frontal lobe activity and slid willingly into a pathological puddle of misery disguised as happiness.”
Ralph Cissne, Prudence in Hollywood and Other Stories

“I resolved to go clean, to stop worshipping the moon, but the gravitational pull of the sacred feminine will not release me. For the women I have known Mercury, the planet that rules communications, always seemed to be in retrograde.”
Ralph Cissne, Prudence in Hollywood and Other Stories

“Love is the only constant, the only reality, and when you accept and understand that you will know it.”
Frank Natale, Relationships for Life: How Conscious Love Transcends Crisis, Pain and Self Avoidance

“Change is superficial. Transformation is deep. It alters our perception of reality and therefore causes everything in our life to shift. Transformation is what happens when we live our life rather than analyze it.”
Frank Natale

“When you are conscious you have all the relationships you choose to have. When you choose to be healthy and prosperous you are clear about what your body requires and the direction your career is headed.”
Frank Natale, Relationships for Life: How Conscious Love Transcends Crisis, Pain and Self Avoidance

“Middle age is not the beginning of decline, but a time to reach for the highest in our selves. Middle age is a pause to re-examine what we have done and what we will do in the future. This is the time to give birth to our power.”
Frank Natale, The Wisdom of Midlife: Reclaim Your Passion, Power and Purpose

“Most paths of self-correction purposely increase the effort and struggle to achieve these states or vibrations. They insist that you must ‘earn it’ or ‘handle it’ or ‘surrender to it’ or ‘get it’ when the truth is you already have immediate access to all of it.”
Frank Natale




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