Cynthia Ceilan

Cynthia Ceilán is the author of three internationally published books of nonfiction humor: Thinning the Herd: Tales of the Weirdly Departed (The Lyons Press, 2007); Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Wrong (The Lyons Press, 2008); and Unlucky Stiffs: More Tales of the Weirdly Departed (The Lyons Press, 2010). Her works of short fiction have been published in a number of literary magazines, including Potpourri and The Sun. She was also a named contributor in Smith Magazine's Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak, published in 2009. Ms. Ceilán lives in New York City. Myths of a Merciful God is her first novel.