Thanks for stopping by! I’m Cyndi Perkins, word nerd, story lover, and dog cuddler. My writing career is a long, brightly lit hallway with many doors. All of them open to the awe, possibility, and delight available to us when we’re inspired to share what matters most.     

Long Bio

Award-winning journalist Cyndi Perkins is senior content specialist at Michigan Technological
University, where she is a University Marketing and Communications editor and writer for Michigan Tech News along with other digital and print publications. For 10 years, she worked at the Houghton, Michigan Daily Mining Gazette as a reporter and editor, and wrote the popular “Line of Sight” column.

A long-time freelancer for regional and national publications including Lake Superior Magazine, UP Magazine, and Endless Vacation, Perkins has sailed Lake Superior, the Heartland Rivers, and the Eastern Seaboard since 1995. Her debut novel More Than You Think You Know (Beating Windward Press, 2017) was inspired by two 6,000-mile circumnavigations of America’s Great Loop with her husband aboard their 32-foot DownEast sailing vessel Chip Ahoy. Her nautical writing credits include Cruising World, Latitudes & Attitudes, Good Old Boat, PassageMaker, Southwinds, and Northern Breezes magazines. 

Connect on social media @cyndiperkins.

Short Bio

 Award-winning journalist Cyndi Perkins writes and edits for Michigan Technological University. Her debut novel More Than You Think You Know (Beating Windward Press, 2017) was inspired by two 6,000-mile circumnavigations of America’s Great Loop with her husband aboard their 32-foot DownEast sailing vessel Chip Ahoy.

Connect on social media @cyndiperkins.